tech of battlestar galactica

[acended phoenix]

my first question is what type of power source is used to power the technology in battlestargalactica, are they using somthing like zpm's or are they using nuclear technology,

[daredevil]

my first question is what type of power source is used to power the technology in battlestargalactica, are they using somthing like zpm's or are they using nuclear technology,

I would assume nuclear just because BSG isnt setup like Star Trek, their weapons are bullets, not lasers, and their biggest weapon on board is a nuke not a photon torpedo.

[DarkOne]

Well that one episode where they attacked that Cylon mining outpost mentioned Tylinium. The same energy source as the original at least in name. But they didn't explain it yet.

[somedude]

I think it's Tyllium.

[titans]

The Engines run on "Adama" it's a unique power source.

What happens is Admiral Adama walks up to the Engines Stares at them with that icy stare of his and yells "GO!!" and out of sheer terror they go.

It's much more efficient than nuclear power.

[Chricton]

If your looking for detailed explanations your probably never going to get them. RDM has said numerous times he doesn't want any sort of techno-babble flooding the scripts. IMO, that's good.

[apollokiev]

RDM has said numerous times he doesn't want any sort of techno-babble flooding the scripts. IMO, that's good.

Amen to that!

[Hamyseven]

I think it's Tyllium.

I also think that it is Tyllium. They sure do spend a lot of time mining it. I also like the fact that they don't spend a lot of time talking in technobabble. Even though I like it on Star Trek, the lack of technobabble is part of what makes this show great. I like the retro-tech look of everything and how it takes more than a push of a button to do something around the ship.

[Dylan Deltoran]

I think Tyllium is like the BSG form of deuterium...of course...that seems a bit odd...why would they be drilling rocks for it...

[viperdriver612]

my first question is what type of power source is used to power the technology in battlestargalactica, are they using somthing like zpm's or are they using nuclear technology,

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[BruTak]

Does it seem probable that the Vipers have a small cargo compartment, big ebough for pilot's survival gear etc?

It occured to me after watching the mini-series (again), there must be a cargo compartment - where else would Lee have gotten his dress uniforms from?

[NakedJehutyV2]

hell even earth tech from sg1 could own bsg tech

[sharkface217]

hell even earth tech from sg1 could own bsg tech

That may be the point. The simplicity of Battlestar Galactica is simple but it gets the job done. Battlestar Pegusus, on the other hand, is much more showy, but seems to have been designed with some obvious things overlooked. For one, notice how the CIC of the Pegusus has all that glass. It looks great, but as the commercials for this Friday's episode show (The Captain's Hand); it can be shot through. So much for usefulness.

[Ouroboros]

hell even earth tech from sg1 could own bsg tech

No way. The Tau ri ship would fire one or two missiles like usual. They would get intercepted by Galactica's ridiculous point defence and then the captain would sit there picking his nose and firing his own point defence railguns at the Galactica as if that was supposed to do something.

[lordmutt]

No way. The Tau ri ship would fire one or two missiles like usual. They would get intercepted by Galactica's ridiculous point defence and then the captain would sit there picking his nose and firing his own point defence railguns at the Galactica as if that was supposed to do something.

What? SG1 earth ships have energy shields that can take an enormous amount of pounding(i.e. thousands of megatons) BSG can take one nuke but it chews up the ship pretty badly, i don't think it's wise to compare sg1 and bsg universe's, they're just too different