question about gates in space

[Erik Pasternak]

But a ship is flying through it I don't think the gate can determine which side is right side up.

When you dial the gate, you just have to look and see which chevron lights up first. That'll tell ya which chevron is chevron one, etc.

[EYU86]

When you dial the gate, you just have to look and see which chevron lights up first. That'll tell ya which chevron is chevron one, etc.

In the heat of a dogfight, I don't thik theres time to pay attention to that when you should be watching out for projectiles

[Erik Pasternak]

In the heat of a dogfight, I don't thik theres time to pay attention to that when you should be watching out for projectiles

Yeah, well, watcha gonna do?

[EYU86]

We know the directors probably didn't take this into account when they made SGA season 1, so I won't even think about it anymore.

[aschen]

But a ship is flying through it I don't think the gate can determine which side is right side up.

Well there are two justifcations in two different subject areas...

The mathematical: A ship flying at the correct coordinates to make a perfect parabola can level itself out to what it perceives to be on roughly a 0 degree angle...or a flat landing...

The science fictional: The gate on Atlantis's side knows the puddle jumper (and others') body well enough to compensate for any uneven positioning AND speedwhen it comes in for a landing.

[Erik Pasternak]

Good idea.

[EYU86]

Well there are two justifcations in two different subject areas...

The mathematical: A ship flying at the correct coordinates to make a perfect parabola can level itself out to what it perceives to be on roughly a 0 degree angle...or a flat landing...

The science fictional: The gate on Atlantis's side knows the puddle jumper (and others') body well enough to compensate for any uneven positioning AND speedwhen it comes in for a landing.

I'm just gonna ignore this and anything after because I don't care anymore.

*Edit*
But my other post got no answer.
What if someone walks through the gate on their hands? Do they get flipped right side up?

[VirtualCLD]

Oohh i wonder what sucke... I mean idio... I mean gul... I mean moro... I mean brave volunteer would like to test the "auto slow down" feature by flying a puddlejumer as fast as they can (first with "nacelles" extended, then with without if they survive the first one) into a stargate that is dialed into Atlantis.

[EYU86]

Oohh i wonder what sucke... I mean idio... I mean gul... I mean moro... I mean brave volunteer would like to test the "auto slow down" feature by flying a puddlejumer as fast as they can (first with "nacelles" extended, then with without if they survive the first one) into a stargate that is dialed into Atlantis.

Yea, that was pretty "brave" considering thats the first time he ever flew it.
But then again, his mind was kinda interfaced with the ship so it may have been an instinct that was placed into his head by the ship.

[Ugly Pig]

What if someone walks through the gate on their hands? Do they get flipped right side up?

No. You always exit the gate the same way you entered it. At least, that's what they've always shown us in the series (the place switching in Prodigy was a goof). The exception being in the beginning when they were hurled out of the puddle all frozen.

[EYU86]

No. You always exit the gate the same way you entered it. At least, that's what they've always shown us in the series (the place switching in Prodigy was a goof). The exception being in the beginning when they were hurled out of the puddle all frozen.

Don't say that, your just gonna spark more arguement.

[Teal'c]

well, you can see through the back of the event horizon (Children of the Gods, Prodigy...) so that would help to tell what side to go through.

And the Puddle Jumper probably spins until its going through the right way up, just so it doesn't crash into the floor of the Gaterium

[EYU86]

Gaterium

Its the Embarkation Room
Just cuz it sounds neat

[Ugly Pig]

Its the Embarkation Room
Just cuz it sounds neat

'Embarkation Room' doesn't sound neat. Which is why they renamed it to simply 'the Gate Room' on SG-1.

[Anthro Girl]

In this episode, Samantha Carter travels with Cadet Hailey to a moon M4C-862. When the arrive on the moon, suddenly Carter and Hailey have switched positions (Carter is now to her right as where she was originally to her left). Perhaps this was an oversight, or it could be an effect of the stargate when travelling to certian destinations. So, if you can be transposed from Left to Right then you can certianlly be transposed upside down!

If you listen to the director's commentary on Prodigy (which you should if only for the theme song lyrics ) you'll hear PDL admitting that he screwed up on that.