Féachadóir wrote:
> Scríobh Tim Bruening <tsbrueni@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
> >
> >
> >Féachadóir wrote:
> >
> >> Scríobh Tim Bruening <tsbrueni@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"pbowles@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Onto the Ood, then. This episode has seemingly been constructed
> >> >> entirely to answer one question arising from the previous story -
how
> >> >> does a slave race evolve? Disappointing then that the answer
involves
> >> >> adding still more implausibility to Ood biology. An external brain
I
> >> >> can buy for the sake of visualisation - chop off this bit and the
Ood
> >> >> become slaves. Of course there's no terribly good reason humans
> >> >> couldn't lobotomise them internally, but if there's an easily
> >> >> detachable visible bit to remove it's more accessible to the
viewer.
> >> >> However, the idea that the Ood have a brain they have to carry in
one
> >> >> hand all the time stretches credibility too far, for all that I
liked
> >> >> the imagery of an organic system the 'Persil balls' replaced.
> >> >
> >> >Why would the process of natural selection led to a brain that has
to be
> >> >carried in one hand? Wouldn't Oods that don't have to carry their
brains
> >> >have a big competative advantage over the brain carrying Ood?
> >> >
> >> >When the modified Ood go on a rampage and start killing with their
> >> >translater balls, why don't the soldiers smash the translator balls?
> >>
> >> The external brain was a bit silly, I agree.
> >>
> >> >In the year 4126, why are humans still using projectile weapons
which look
> >> >like 20th century machine guns and shoot bullets? Why aren't they
using
> >> >lasers or phasers or disintegrators?
> >>
> >> In the year 2008, why are people still murdered with knives and
> >> machetes? Because they still work. Lasers and phasers may be
> >> expensive. They may be unreliable. They may have high maintenance
> >> costs. The AK47 was invented in 1947 (hence the name) and still
works.
> >> Good designs survive. I'm reminded of the Stargate episode where Thor
> >> tells Carter that they'd never have thought of using primitive lead
> >> projectiles to destroy replicators, even though their more advanced
> >> weapons were useless against the critters.
> >>
> >> >The Oodsphere company packs Ood standing up into big boxes. The Ood
aren't
> >> >strapped in in any way, meaning that they will get hurt if the box
tips
> >> >over or is dropped. Why aren't these valuable slaves better
secured?
> >> >Also, why aren't there any toilets in the Ood boxes or cages?
> >>
> >> Animals are regularly trans****ted on the hoof. Cattle boxes don't
have
> >> toilet facilities either.
> >
> >I thought the Ood were valuable slaves, not sources of food!
>
> You think cattle aren't valuable?
Cattle aren't sentient, nor do they have opposable thumbs, so they aren't
a
potential work force.
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