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[[File:Carburetor.jpg|thumb|Tom Paris with a carburetor]] |
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| − | A '''carburetor''' was a mechanical device used in [[20th century]] [[automobile]]s used to overcome an engine's inability to run on pure [[fuel]] by supplying it with a mixture of vaporized fuel and air. |
+ | A '''carburetor''' was a mechanical device used in [[20th century]] [[automobile]]s used to overcome an [[internal combustion engine|engine]]'s inability to run on pure [[fuel]] by supplying it with a mixture of vaporized fuel and air. |
| − | In [[2374]], [[Tom Paris]] drew on the carburetor as inspiration when attempting to overcome the instability of a [[coaxial warp drive]]. Paris conceived of the idea of using a [[polaric modulator]] to dilute the [[particle]] stream entering the coaxial drive, thereby solving the problem of particle instabilities resulting in |
+ | In [[2374]], [[Tom Paris]] drew on the carburetor as inspiration when attempting to overcome the instability of a [[coaxial warp drive]]. Paris conceived of the idea of using a [[polaric modulator]] to dilute the [[particle]] stream entering the coaxial drive, thereby solving the problem of particle instabilities resulting in engine overloads. When [[Steth (impostor)|a hostile alien]] later attempted to escape aboard a [[Starfleet]] [[shuttlecraft]] which had been installed with a coaxial drive, Paris was able to target the modulator with a [[chromoelectric pulse]], disrupting the shuttle's engines and preventing the alien's escape. ({{VOY|Vis à Vis}}) |
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Revision as of 16:00, 16 November 2010
Tom Paris with a carburetor
A carburetor was a mechanical device used in 20th century automobiles used to overcome an engine's inability to run on pure fuel by supplying it with a mixture of vaporized fuel and air.
In 2374, Tom Paris drew on the carburetor as inspiration when attempting to overcome the instability of a coaxial warp drive. Paris conceived of the idea of using a polaric modulator to dilute the particle stream entering the coaxial drive, thereby solving the problem of particle instabilities resulting in engine overloads. When a hostile alien later attempted to escape aboard a Starfleet shuttlecraft which had been installed with a coaxial drive, Paris was able to target the modulator with a chromoelectric pulse, disrupting the shuttle's engines and preventing the alien's escape. (VOY: "Vis à Vis")