I've been trying to imagine how the Wormhole Drive from the Atlantis episode "Enemy at the Gate" is supposed to work. I came up with an idea that I don't think has been stated yet, although I haven't read every post on the subject.
My idea: What if the wormhole drive simply uses the stargate already on board Atlantis?
Step One: Dial in the target destination.
Step Two: Establish a stable connection.
Step Three: (Here's the tricky part) The drive actually ROTATES the city along a four-dimensional axis. The bulk of the city becomes folded into hyperspace until the remaining portion is small enough that city can actually fit inside it's own stargate.
Step Four: The city enters it's own stargate and travels to the target destination. The active stargate remains in the city and subsequently, travels within it's own wormhole.
Step Five: A wormhole appears at the target destination. The Atlantis gate exits and encompasses the wormhole. Finally the city exits the gate and encompasses it, rotating back into three-dimensional space.
It's kind of hard to follow, but esentially the Atlantis gate connects to itself at both ends of the wormhole, then kind of flips itself inside out.
I think this fits Zalenka's description of the drive pretty well. I doubt extra-dimensional rotation is beyond the capabilities of the Ancients.
My idea: What if the wormhole drive simply uses the stargate already on board Atlantis?
Step One: Dial in the target destination.
Step Two: Establish a stable connection.
Step Three: (Here's the tricky part) The drive actually ROTATES the city along a four-dimensional axis. The bulk of the city becomes folded into hyperspace until the remaining portion is small enough that city can actually fit inside it's own stargate.
Step Four: The city enters it's own stargate and travels to the target destination. The active stargate remains in the city and subsequently, travels within it's own wormhole.
Step Five: A wormhole appears at the target destination. The Atlantis gate exits and encompasses the wormhole. Finally the city exits the gate and encompasses it, rotating back into three-dimensional space.
It's kind of hard to follow, but esentially the Atlantis gate connects to itself at both ends of the wormhole, then kind of flips itself inside out.
I think this fits Zalenka's description of the drive pretty well. I doubt extra-dimensional rotation is beyond the capabilities of the Ancients.
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