Helmets in Star Trek

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Helmets in Star Trek

Post by 2046 » Wed May 07, 2008 3:37 am

. . . thankfully do not include this one in the list:

Dear god, what is that thing?

. . . that poor, poor little bastard. What kind of 1960's drugs did they give that kid to get a smile out of him, when he knew good and well what he was wearing?

I hope nobody subjected their children to such headgear. No doubt the "PULSING SONIC SOUND" and "FLASHING LIGHT EMITTER" served as dork alerts to the local populace.

At least Star Wars helmets are cool. Stormtroopers and Vader, oh my.

Those have a dork quotient, perhaps, but don't leak dork all over the rug like that thing. Egad.

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Post by Narsil » Wed May 07, 2008 6:29 pm

Nerdiness comes in varying degrees and flavours. For instance, there's the general sort of unacceptable level of nerdism, and then there's the casual level of nerdism. The casual sort of nerd spends a bit of time doing nerdish things but more time devoted to life in general. The unacceptable nerd is the one who spends all of his or her time wearing a Starfleet uniform or Stormtrooper armour and has spent more time drooling over Natalie Portman or Ewan McGregor (varies depending on sexual preference of the nerd) than actually attempting to go out and get laid. That type is the one that this wee helmet falls into.

There's also a third level of nerdism, closer to the casual nerd, but with no actual time for much of a life because of important commitments like holding down a job or working towards gaining an education and focusing on getting that out of the way. After which they may in fact go and do something nerdy because it's easier to neglect a nerdy hobby than it is to neglect a serious relationship. This is called a busy nerd. There are other types, like the lazy nerd, but I can't be bothered to go into them.

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Post by Mike DiCenso » Thu May 08, 2008 2:27 am

Who the hell made that.. that..awful thing in the first place?
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Post by Mr. Oragahn » Thu May 08, 2008 2:48 pm

I can already see Trek fans trying to find the awesomeness in that thing if it had been canon. :D

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Post by GStone » Thu May 08, 2008 10:44 pm

It was a prototype for wiring jaws shut that failed, so they turned it into a toy to salvage the idea.

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