All you ever wanted to know about The Iris and the Wormhole

[Platschu]

Can you tell me why are black circles around the active eventhorizont in Season 9? I have seen it first in Prototype, but this hasn't been in earlier seasons, if I know well.

[Schrodinger82]

Maybe this has been addressed, but...

Is it just me, or the the mechanics of the iris make no sense? It's inside the gate itself, yet "folds" in such a way that you can't see it when it's not activated. That alone doesn't make sense.

But then it goes from not being able to see it, to being able to cover the same wormhole. Again, no sense.

But then, the ENTIRE IRIS is only a few microns away from the wormhole. So close, that it's impossible for matter to intergrate. At all.

How in the world is it possible to physically design something with these properties?

[nickak2003]

mechanics of the iris make no sense

Another thing we ignore inorder to enjoy stargate.

[rarocks24]

I have a question and it bears asking. Didn't know whether this belonged in Science and Tech or in General Discussion.

If the Antarctic Stargate wasn't buried, then why wasn't it working? Theoretically, wouldn't someone dialling Earth be taken to Antarctica instead of Egypt while the Egyptian gate was buried? And wouldn't the Antarctic gate still be the dominant gate since it was still active? It had a working DHD and everything. And as it was the original stargate, wouldn't it have precedence over Ra's?

[-Tyrus-]

I have a question and it bears asking. Didn't know whether this belonged in Science and Tech or in General Discussion.

If the Antarctic Stargate wasn't buried, then why wasn't it working? Theoretically, wouldn't someone dialling Earth be taken to Antarctica instead of Egypt while the Egyptian gate was buried? And wouldn't the Antarctic gate still be the dominant gate since it was still active? It had a working DHD and everything. And as it was the original stargate, wouldn't it have precedence over Ra's?

It is possible that Goa'uld could have gated to earth and got trapped in the ice or drowned. It is also possible that they would have been unable to get to the DHD and wouldnt be able to gate home. The thing is if that had happened there would be bodies in the ice.
It is possible that Ra's gate had precedence because it had the least wormhole resistance... Or it could be because Ra' used the gate often...

[Harekin]

Can you tell me why are black circles around the active eventhorizont in Season 9? I have seen it first in Prototype, but this hasn't been in earlier seasons, if I know well.

That was just a shadow actually. I checked it.

[2ndgenerationalteran]

sorry if this has been asked but isnt keeping parts of your body in the gate while it is active and not going through it very dangerous? Say you put your finger into the event horizon, wouldnt your blood will flow into the finger which is dematierialized? and eventually you will lose a lot of blood? or at minute 37 you jump through and all the blood will be at your finger and it would blow up?

[Harekin]

sorry if this has been asked but isnt keeping parts of your body in the gate while it is active and not going through it very dangerous? Say you put your finger into the event horizon, wouldnt your blood will flow into the finger which is dematierialized? and eventually you will lose a lot of blood? or at minute 37 you jump through and all the blood will be at your finger and it would blow up?

Someone who finally makes me think... I dunno.

[nickak2003]

sorry if this has been asked but isnt keeping parts of your body in the gate while it is active and not going through it very dangerous? Say you put your finger into the event horizon, wouldnt your blood will flow into the finger which is dematierialized? and eventually you will lose a lot of blood? or at minute 37 you jump through and all the blood will be at your finger and it would blow up?

The gate must have an interactive buffer, allowing stuff to enter and exit. It has already been stated that the gate doesnt send information until the entire object has entered, this is how tealc managed to get trapped in a receiving buffer.

[2ndgenerationalteran]

kind of defies what we know of an event horizon, because isnt it supposed to be the point of no return? but that maybe just only apply to black holes

[Daryl Froggy]

Getting off of that note for a second.

Do you guys think it is possible to build a permanent 2-way stargate using two wormholes(one in-coming one out-going) to enact a sort of "two lane highway" system?

[beale947]

regarding the back of the stargate, watch "Stargate: Secrets Revealed" and Amanda Tapping part abot the back of the gate

[Daryl Froggy]

regarding the back of the stargate, watch "Stargate: Secrets Revealed" and Amanda Tapping part abot the back of the gate

Where do I find that? Is it on the DVD's or is it a show on television?

[2ndgenerationalteran]

is that the one coming up before the season 10 premire?

[Seeker_Scout]

I guess I have a question. What if there's an 'irregular' iris, like part of the wormhole was covered, or some kind of bar situated at neck level. Or maybe something like a chain link fence. And what would happen if someone came through that? Become a human jigsaw puzzle?