Stargates...Heads or Tails

[_Owen_]

Yes, the wormhole itself is completley capable of sending matter and energy both ways. If matter crosses the event horizon, it will be dematerialized, whether it will be transmitted through the wormhole depends on which Stargate is dematerializing the matter. Energy, however, can be sent both ways seeing as it is not dematerialized.

Owen Macri

[Lord §okar]

Ok...

And?

[_Owen_]

And what? That was it. lol. Is there something else you would like to know?

Owen Macri

[Lord §okar]

No, why did you tell us that? I explained why the remote gates redem curtain (a coinage of mine that's now remarkably prolific in the fandom), they call it an event horizon but it's nothing of the sort, is impermeable to object on the receiving end.

[_Owen_]

It is not impermeable, you can pass through it, but it will not transmit you through the wormhole.

Owen Macri

[Lord §okar]

Curses, yes you're right.

[_Owen_]

It is allright I know what you meant, it was just the wrong word.

Owen Macri

[captain keys]

i think that it doesnt matter which side you go to shouldnt the acients thought of that and fixed the problem

[cozzerob]

No, I would tend to believe that the de and rematerialization is available for both event horizons, but only the dialing gate can send energy through the wormhole.
Owen Macri

I swear I said that...:

We know that when a connection has been established only one of the gates can send matter through the worm hole and one can receive. However, this doesn't mean that either end is excluded from de-matting or -re-matting matter. We've seen on countless occasions ppl put their hands through the gate and then take it out again. That hand doesn't come out of the other side so it must have been de-matted. however, when you pull it out again, it is re-matted. So both ends can perform both actions, but you can only send matter through the wormhole one way.

Basically, you would just pass through to the other side. the alternatives dont make sense, ie, death - the ancients were too advanced for that + it contradicts evidence from several episodes, and a forcefield would have been mentioned by now. Passing through ids the only logical explanation. If you disagree or don't see why then read my last two posts. Then ask questions. Thankyou, take care and goodnight (although it's still afternoon here...).

[Three PhDs]

Radio signals are bidirectional, both gates are clearly capable of sending things through what is clearly a bidirectional wormhole, for reasons unknown the Ancients prohibited matter travelling from the destination to the origin. It hardly makes sense that they'd allow people to step behind the redem curtain. I believe that it's impermeable.

It was more than likely a safety feature to stop lots of unpleasantness flying through into the dialing out location on a world they hadn't been to in a while.

[thorshammer]

If it kills you when you walk through the wrong side why didn't the Ancients put a big wall or iris type thing to stop you from dieing?

[Jprime]

While theories abound as to why the kawoosh fails completely to affect the iris yet forms a wormhole nonetheless, the reason it does not destroy the ramp is clear.

When one views the kawoosh from the side, it becomes clear that about a foot into the gate's diameter a jiggly (horrible word) sort of event horizon is formed (which stabilizes into its usual blue rippling state when the kawoosh flies back into the gate), and THEN the kawoosh flies out. In short, the vortex never touches the ramp.

[Jprime]

If it kills you when you walk through the wrong side why didn't the Ancients put a big wall or iris type thing to stop you from dieing?

It looks waaay cooler this way?

[_Owen_]

That is actually a very good idea, instead of just a ring, a ring with a wall down the back. I guess they decided a ring looked coooler.

Owen Macri