The Chair (pt 2)

[eonflux]

Seriously people. What we know:
What ever the chair does it interfaces with the brain. Thats a fact. Because we could see a scan of his head behind Rush popping up.

Screws/electrodes
If it's only meant to interface in the brain. Why does it need screw? And those things screwed them self in place.

Implant
If the chair was meaned to be used with an implant. Why is there no fail-safe to detect is someone sitting in there doesn't have the implant. Eg. an ancient child. But ofc. someone will say. Maybe all ancient had such an implant. If that where the case where are the other devices that need the implant to work with.

Password for the ship
Why any smart person would think that the password for ship controll would be locked away in that system is beyond me. If the people that are going to use the ship came on board. Wouldn't they know the password? Why look it up.

Why make something like this
No sane engineer would make something like this. Even with what we are experimenting on earth right now for controlled brain devices don't work like that.

Most obvious question
We know the ship was send out to start seeding the galaxy. For some reason the ancients abandoned the project. My question is if they used that ship. Why would you go and sit in an outdated download device with outdated info while you could go and sit in one at home before the mission?

[Commander Zelix]

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Screws/electrodes
If it's only meant to interface in the brain. Why does it need screw? And those things screwed them self in place.

LOL It was a bit pushing it. I guess it was only for the visual effect of seeing Volker (?) comatose in the chair. Blood add to the dramatic effect of the situation.

[StargateBuilder]

Looking over the scene with device in operation again; it didn't look like the electrodes went very far into his head. If you look at the scene you can see that blood is only present on the ends of the electrodes. This seems to indicate that the electrodes were only making contact with the sides of his head as opposed to drilling into his head. The ends of the electrodes are too flat (with the exception of the edges around the end) for them to be designed to drill into the head.

Franklin's convulsions seem to cause the electrodes to slice into the sides of his head. The flat ends on the electrodes would not be able to draw blood unless the user struggled significantly.

[Nemises]

I bet he would come out fine and would be able to control the ship and make young look like an idiot once again.

[Phenomenological]

The chair could just be broken. For example, it could have sensors to detect the size of a persons head to prevent physical contact, but after x million years the sensors have malfunctioned so the electrodes were inserted too far and caused damage.

[StargateBuilder]

The chair could just be broken. For example, it could have sensors to detect the size of a persons head to prevent physical contact, but after x million years the sensors have malfunctioned so the electrodes were inserted too far and caused damage.

Franklin may also have messed with the chairs settings before he sat down in it. Or Franklin may have needed to adjust the settings before using it. There seem to be a lot of controls associated with the chair. We shouldn't be messing with a technology until we know how to use it.

Yeah 100th post!

[hoffman17]

It looked increadibly painful. we are alot less advanced than those that built Destiny and I doubt anyone would build something like that to transfer data.

I'm not sure why it's not shown that the crew isn't working to repair more of the ship, or look in the crates that the Ancients left on board. Seems like that would be priority #1.

[strods]

My best guess is what everyone calls drills are more like clamps that lock down to the skull to immobolize the person so your brain is immobile during download. IE they are the precursor to the "hands" that grabed Jacks head. This makes a little sense. You would think that the chair packs a good punch and if you flop around too much you will scramble your brains.

As for the data there. I agree that the Destiny is too old for the info to be cutting edge. However, I do think that there are some flight programs and access codes involved. I can handle a season of not being able to access the controls but not an entire series.

[Pizerer]

It looked increadibly painful. we are alot less advanced than those that built Destiny and I doubt anyone would build something like that to transfer data.

I'm not sure why it's not shown that the crew isn't working to repair more of the ship, or look in the crates that the Ancients left on board. Seems like that would be priority #1.

Shouldn't we remember that were not dealing with the same ancients that fled Pegasus while under siege from the Wraith. The ancients that built the Destiny would have been one million + years behind in the elvoutionary path of the ancients before they ascended. So, in this case, were actually closer to the ancients physiologically in terms of those who built the Destiny.

[garhkal]

2) the chair is a million years old. Maybe it is malfunctioned, like so many other systems, which is why is drilled holes in Franklin's head?

That is one avenue that is logical to come up with..

[Ltcolshepjumper]

1: the chair actually requires the ancient gene (a rudimentary system), and Rush simply was mistaken in Air because he didn't know about the interface at that time. Remember, he only had access to a few systems.

2: the chair was a prototype, and the Ancients never used it. So the technology was crude, imperfect, or just worn down.

[jcainhaze]

1: the chair actually requires the ancient gene (a rudimentary system), and Rush simply was mistaken in Air because he didn't know about the interface at that time. Remember, he only had access to a few systems..

I know its only speculation but I think you are right. I speculate that we will find out it does require the ancient gene. The probes possibly determine this.

[Major_Griff]

I know its only speculation but I think you are right. I speculate that we will find out it does require the ancient gene. The probes possibly determine this.

That would be interesting.

[jcainhaze]

That would be interesting.

I think so too. It would be totally believable. Instead of hey sit in this chair and it will magically and automatically determine your genetics..........instead you get a hole drilled in your dome while the computer takes a sample and determines a few thing about you. It's possible Volker does have the gene.

[Major_Griff]

I think so too. It would be totally believable. Instead of hey sit in this chair and it will magically and automatically determine your genetics..........instead you get a hole drilled in your dome while the computer takes a sample and determines a few thing about you. It's possible Volker does have the gene.

I fell like Chloe and Eli are the ones I would believe most as having the gene. Only because all of the scientists and military would have been tested for the gene and/or given the ATA therapy, and if they had it/the therapy took, they would have likely been stationed on Atlantis. Since Chloe and Eli weren't in the SG program, I'd buy them having the gene much more than anyone else.