Recent content by Avi

"bounce off the atmosphere" It's funny, this phrase never used to bother me until I started playing Kerbal Space Program. That taught me that things don't bounce off the atmosphere - they pass through the atmosphere. Since the atmosphere is round and their flight is straight (or less round)...

"the determination that something quantifiable generates the Force — Midi-chlorians" Why are so many people under the impression that the midichlorians generate the Force? The movie never said anything like that. Here's what Qui Gon Jinn said: "Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist...

"The Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module Flight Experiment (PRAM-FX) represents the first orbital test of such a sci-fi technology since the 19th century" Um. Is this a typo?

Actually, they explained why the Borg cube falling wasn't that big a deal. It's the same reason Rios' ship was not too badly damaged. The flowers slowed them down. In the case of Rios' ship, they made a soft landing. The Borg ship was much bigger though, so it suffered a lot of damage, but still...