The Shape

[ohnd]

Ok guys im sorry if there is a thread about this, but im currently over sea and the internet slow so i dont want to waste anytime.

But hasent anyone realise that the shapes in the Galactica Unvierse is like a Octagon shape? The Books the Photo frames and the paper?

If anyone notices can anyone tell me why? Because it is bugging me.

[burn out]

um yeha in one of the video blog things on scifi last season one of the guys was saying about it when they were finishing the set or something.
it was a quirk from the mini that they decided to carry over if memory serves.

[foxhound22]

If I remember correctly it was related to a joke that was stated during the filming of the mini series. Something about "Cutting Corners"

[Alfff]

i thought it was so that they wouldnt poke themselves with the sharp paper corners...

[TheGreatLordGeorge]

yeah, now instead of four sharp corners the paper has 8

[Trek_Girl42]

Hehe, I love the clipped paper- and especially the clipped CD-ROM that we saw in S2. Gotta wonder how that works.....

[Winst]

Hehe, I love the clipped paper- and especially the clipped CD-ROM that we saw in S2. Gotta wonder how that works.....

We don't know exactly how the BSG systems read discs etc...but as far as
CDs in our world...you can buy and use "odd" shaped CDs.
You just put them in the trays and they spin around to be read just like
the regular rounded ones.
The odd shaped ones are gimmicky and are often used for promotional
types of material....just something to be different and stand out for
marketing purposes etc.


http://www.disk.com/html/CDROMTEST/custom-samples.htm

http://www.disk.com/html/cdrom/custom.htm

[ohnd]

Ahh thanks guys, coz i was so curious about the shapes and i thought why was it like that? was it like fasion? but now i know. thanks guys

[Trek_Girl42]

We don't know exactly how the BSG systems read discs etc...but as far as
CDs in our world...you can buy and use "odd" shaped CDs.
You just put them in the trays and they spin around to be read just like
the regular rounded ones.
The odd shaped ones are gimmicky and are often used for promotional
types of material....just something to be different and stand out for
marketing purposes etc.


http://www.disk.com/html/CDROMTEST/custom-samples.htm

http://www.disk.com/html/cdrom/custom.htm

Now that is very cool- I never knew that. Thanks!

Though I could have sworn that they put the disc in an octogonal player in the BSG episode, but maybe not.....can't even remember which episode it was.