Why couldn't Scotty beam Spock out of the radiation chamber in Wrath of Khan?
Spock sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise at the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by entering a radiation chamber to re-align the dilithium crystals.
Doctor McCoy warned Spock not to enter the chamber. Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott warned him not to enter or he would die. Spock did it anyway.
Why did Scott not use the point-to-point abilities of the transporters to beam Spock directly from the radiation chamber to sickbay?
Please answer by providing quotes from canon sources.
star-trek spock the-wrath-of-khan
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
add a comment |
Spock sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise at the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by entering a radiation chamber to re-align the dilithium crystals.
Doctor McCoy warned Spock not to enter the chamber. Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott warned him not to enter or he would die. Spock did it anyway.
Why did Scott not use the point-to-point abilities of the transporters to beam Spock directly from the radiation chamber to sickbay?
Please answer by providing quotes from canon sources.
star-trek spock the-wrath-of-khan
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
add a comment |
Spock sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise at the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by entering a radiation chamber to re-align the dilithium crystals.
Doctor McCoy warned Spock not to enter the chamber. Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott warned him not to enter or he would die. Spock did it anyway.
Why did Scott not use the point-to-point abilities of the transporters to beam Spock directly from the radiation chamber to sickbay?
Please answer by providing quotes from canon sources.
star-trek spock the-wrath-of-khan
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
Spock sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise at the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by entering a radiation chamber to re-align the dilithium crystals.
Doctor McCoy warned Spock not to enter the chamber. Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott warned him not to enter or he would die. Spock did it anyway.
Why did Scott not use the point-to-point abilities of the transporters to beam Spock directly from the radiation chamber to sickbay?
Please answer by providing quotes from canon sources.
star-trek spock the-wrath-of-khan
star-trek spock the-wrath-of-khan
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
edited 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
33.9k6114185
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
asked 2 hours ago
RichS
17.8k1693241
17.8k1693241
add a comment |
add a comment |
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
I believe, "He's a dead man already," covers it. Once Captain Spock had finished with the repairs, nothing could be done to save him. Had Spock wanted to, he could have come back out of the chamber through the same swivelling radiation lock by which he entered. However, doing so would only endanger anyone who tried to come to Spock's aid, because by that time his body itself would be a dangerous source of radiation. Since he is assuredly going to die, the safest (most logical, as Spock would want it) thing to do was to leave him in the containment chamber until the crisis was over and his corpse could be removed safely.
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
Also site to site transport didn't seem to really be a thing in the TOS era (and quite rare in TNG) and transporters are shown to not be usable around sources of radiation...
– Jon Clements
1 hour ago
@JonClements Do you have a source for saying transporters would not work in areas of high radiation?
– RichS
1 hour ago
@RichS off the top of my head no... But fairly sure it's come up that people can't be beamed up because they can't get a lock or otherwise can't beam someone somewhere because they can't maintain the beam or it'd get deflected... I'll have a look tomorrow if I remember and no one else finds a quote...
– Jon Clements
54 mins ago
Thorn Radiation on the Star Trek universe has effects on transporters.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Thoron_radiation There are other radiations that do as well, but I cannot remember which ones right now.
– Sarriesfan
39 mins ago
add a comment |
Scott had already stated that anyone entering the chamber would be dead in under a minute.
"It isna possible, sir!" Mr. Scott cried. "The radiation level is far too high; i' ha' already burned out the electronics o' the repair robot, and if ye went in in a suit 'twould freeze for the same reason! A person unprotected wouldna last a minute!"
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - Official novelisation
Spock enters the chamber and Bones and Scotty both yell at him to come back out again but only for a few seconds (while it's still possible that he might make it out alive). After that they simply watch in "helpless horror" as he completes the modifications and fixes the engine.
HIS FACE: His face, using all the self discipline he is capable of to control the pain, continuing to work --
WITHOUT: Bones and Scotty react in helpless horror.
Wrath of Khan - Original Screenplay
Since Spock has already taken a lethal dose, beaming his body from the chamber would simply expose the sickbay personnel to radiation for no good purpose (since they can't possibly heal him) and there's a job that needs to be done. Once he's finished, It's clearly safer all round to just wait a few more minutes for the decontamination cycle to be completed and then drag Spock out in a lead-lined bodybag.
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "186"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f202482%2fwhy-couldnt-scotty-beam-spock-out-of-the-radiation-chamber-in-wrath-of-khan%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
I believe, "He's a dead man already," covers it. Once Captain Spock had finished with the repairs, nothing could be done to save him. Had Spock wanted to, he could have come back out of the chamber through the same swivelling radiation lock by which he entered. However, doing so would only endanger anyone who tried to come to Spock's aid, because by that time his body itself would be a dangerous source of radiation. Since he is assuredly going to die, the safest (most logical, as Spock would want it) thing to do was to leave him in the containment chamber until the crisis was over and his corpse could be removed safely.
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
Also site to site transport didn't seem to really be a thing in the TOS era (and quite rare in TNG) and transporters are shown to not be usable around sources of radiation...
– Jon Clements
1 hour ago
@JonClements Do you have a source for saying transporters would not work in areas of high radiation?
– RichS
1 hour ago
@RichS off the top of my head no... But fairly sure it's come up that people can't be beamed up because they can't get a lock or otherwise can't beam someone somewhere because they can't maintain the beam or it'd get deflected... I'll have a look tomorrow if I remember and no one else finds a quote...
– Jon Clements
54 mins ago
Thorn Radiation on the Star Trek universe has effects on transporters.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Thoron_radiation There are other radiations that do as well, but I cannot remember which ones right now.
– Sarriesfan
39 mins ago
add a comment |
I believe, "He's a dead man already," covers it. Once Captain Spock had finished with the repairs, nothing could be done to save him. Had Spock wanted to, he could have come back out of the chamber through the same swivelling radiation lock by which he entered. However, doing so would only endanger anyone who tried to come to Spock's aid, because by that time his body itself would be a dangerous source of radiation. Since he is assuredly going to die, the safest (most logical, as Spock would want it) thing to do was to leave him in the containment chamber until the crisis was over and his corpse could be removed safely.
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
Also site to site transport didn't seem to really be a thing in the TOS era (and quite rare in TNG) and transporters are shown to not be usable around sources of radiation...
– Jon Clements
1 hour ago
@JonClements Do you have a source for saying transporters would not work in areas of high radiation?
– RichS
1 hour ago
@RichS off the top of my head no... But fairly sure it's come up that people can't be beamed up because they can't get a lock or otherwise can't beam someone somewhere because they can't maintain the beam or it'd get deflected... I'll have a look tomorrow if I remember and no one else finds a quote...
– Jon Clements
54 mins ago
Thorn Radiation on the Star Trek universe has effects on transporters.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Thoron_radiation There are other radiations that do as well, but I cannot remember which ones right now.
– Sarriesfan
39 mins ago
add a comment |
I believe, "He's a dead man already," covers it. Once Captain Spock had finished with the repairs, nothing could be done to save him. Had Spock wanted to, he could have come back out of the chamber through the same swivelling radiation lock by which he entered. However, doing so would only endanger anyone who tried to come to Spock's aid, because by that time his body itself would be a dangerous source of radiation. Since he is assuredly going to die, the safest (most logical, as Spock would want it) thing to do was to leave him in the containment chamber until the crisis was over and his corpse could be removed safely.
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
I believe, "He's a dead man already," covers it. Once Captain Spock had finished with the repairs, nothing could be done to save him. Had Spock wanted to, he could have come back out of the chamber through the same swivelling radiation lock by which he entered. However, doing so would only endanger anyone who tried to come to Spock's aid, because by that time his body itself would be a dangerous source of radiation. Since he is assuredly going to die, the safest (most logical, as Spock would want it) thing to do was to leave him in the containment chamber until the crisis was over and his corpse could be removed safely.
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
answered 2 hours ago
Buzz
33.9k6114185
33.9k6114185
Also site to site transport didn't seem to really be a thing in the TOS era (and quite rare in TNG) and transporters are shown to not be usable around sources of radiation...
– Jon Clements
1 hour ago
@JonClements Do you have a source for saying transporters would not work in areas of high radiation?
– RichS
1 hour ago
@RichS off the top of my head no... But fairly sure it's come up that people can't be beamed up because they can't get a lock or otherwise can't beam someone somewhere because they can't maintain the beam or it'd get deflected... I'll have a look tomorrow if I remember and no one else finds a quote...
– Jon Clements
54 mins ago
Thorn Radiation on the Star Trek universe has effects on transporters.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Thoron_radiation There are other radiations that do as well, but I cannot remember which ones right now.
– Sarriesfan
39 mins ago
add a comment |
Also site to site transport didn't seem to really be a thing in the TOS era (and quite rare in TNG) and transporters are shown to not be usable around sources of radiation...
– Jon Clements
1 hour ago
@JonClements Do you have a source for saying transporters would not work in areas of high radiation?
– RichS
1 hour ago
@RichS off the top of my head no... But fairly sure it's come up that people can't be beamed up because they can't get a lock or otherwise can't beam someone somewhere because they can't maintain the beam or it'd get deflected... I'll have a look tomorrow if I remember and no one else finds a quote...
– Jon Clements
54 mins ago
Thorn Radiation on the Star Trek universe has effects on transporters.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Thoron_radiation There are other radiations that do as well, but I cannot remember which ones right now.
– Sarriesfan
39 mins ago
Also site to site transport didn't seem to really be a thing in the TOS era (and quite rare in TNG) and transporters are shown to not be usable around sources of radiation...
– Jon Clements
1 hour ago
Also site to site transport didn't seem to really be a thing in the TOS era (and quite rare in TNG) and transporters are shown to not be usable around sources of radiation...
– Jon Clements
1 hour ago
@JonClements Do you have a source for saying transporters would not work in areas of high radiation?
– RichS
1 hour ago
@JonClements Do you have a source for saying transporters would not work in areas of high radiation?
– RichS
1 hour ago
@RichS off the top of my head no... But fairly sure it's come up that people can't be beamed up because they can't get a lock or otherwise can't beam someone somewhere because they can't maintain the beam or it'd get deflected... I'll have a look tomorrow if I remember and no one else finds a quote...
– Jon Clements
54 mins ago
@RichS off the top of my head no... But fairly sure it's come up that people can't be beamed up because they can't get a lock or otherwise can't beam someone somewhere because they can't maintain the beam or it'd get deflected... I'll have a look tomorrow if I remember and no one else finds a quote...
– Jon Clements
54 mins ago
Thorn Radiation on the Star Trek universe has effects on transporters.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Thoron_radiation There are other radiations that do as well, but I cannot remember which ones right now.
– Sarriesfan
39 mins ago
Thorn Radiation on the Star Trek universe has effects on transporters.memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Thoron_radiation There are other radiations that do as well, but I cannot remember which ones right now.
– Sarriesfan
39 mins ago
add a comment |
Scott had already stated that anyone entering the chamber would be dead in under a minute.
"It isna possible, sir!" Mr. Scott cried. "The radiation level is far too high; i' ha' already burned out the electronics o' the repair robot, and if ye went in in a suit 'twould freeze for the same reason! A person unprotected wouldna last a minute!"
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - Official novelisation
Spock enters the chamber and Bones and Scotty both yell at him to come back out again but only for a few seconds (while it's still possible that he might make it out alive). After that they simply watch in "helpless horror" as he completes the modifications and fixes the engine.
HIS FACE: His face, using all the self discipline he is capable of to control the pain, continuing to work --
WITHOUT: Bones and Scotty react in helpless horror.
Wrath of Khan - Original Screenplay
Since Spock has already taken a lethal dose, beaming his body from the chamber would simply expose the sickbay personnel to radiation for no good purpose (since they can't possibly heal him) and there's a job that needs to be done. Once he's finished, It's clearly safer all round to just wait a few more minutes for the decontamination cycle to be completed and then drag Spock out in a lead-lined bodybag.
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
add a comment |
Scott had already stated that anyone entering the chamber would be dead in under a minute.
"It isna possible, sir!" Mr. Scott cried. "The radiation level is far too high; i' ha' already burned out the electronics o' the repair robot, and if ye went in in a suit 'twould freeze for the same reason! A person unprotected wouldna last a minute!"
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - Official novelisation
Spock enters the chamber and Bones and Scotty both yell at him to come back out again but only for a few seconds (while it's still possible that he might make it out alive). After that they simply watch in "helpless horror" as he completes the modifications and fixes the engine.
HIS FACE: His face, using all the self discipline he is capable of to control the pain, continuing to work --
WITHOUT: Bones and Scotty react in helpless horror.
Wrath of Khan - Original Screenplay
Since Spock has already taken a lethal dose, beaming his body from the chamber would simply expose the sickbay personnel to radiation for no good purpose (since they can't possibly heal him) and there's a job that needs to be done. Once he's finished, It's clearly safer all round to just wait a few more minutes for the decontamination cycle to be completed and then drag Spock out in a lead-lined bodybag.
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
add a comment |
Scott had already stated that anyone entering the chamber would be dead in under a minute.
"It isna possible, sir!" Mr. Scott cried. "The radiation level is far too high; i' ha' already burned out the electronics o' the repair robot, and if ye went in in a suit 'twould freeze for the same reason! A person unprotected wouldna last a minute!"
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - Official novelisation
Spock enters the chamber and Bones and Scotty both yell at him to come back out again but only for a few seconds (while it's still possible that he might make it out alive). After that they simply watch in "helpless horror" as he completes the modifications and fixes the engine.
HIS FACE: His face, using all the self discipline he is capable of to control the pain, continuing to work --
WITHOUT: Bones and Scotty react in helpless horror.
Wrath of Khan - Original Screenplay
Since Spock has already taken a lethal dose, beaming his body from the chamber would simply expose the sickbay personnel to radiation for no good purpose (since they can't possibly heal him) and there's a job that needs to be done. Once he's finished, It's clearly safer all round to just wait a few more minutes for the decontamination cycle to be completed and then drag Spock out in a lead-lined bodybag.
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
Scott had already stated that anyone entering the chamber would be dead in under a minute.
"It isna possible, sir!" Mr. Scott cried. "The radiation level is far too high; i' ha' already burned out the electronics o' the repair robot, and if ye went in in a suit 'twould freeze for the same reason! A person unprotected wouldna last a minute!"
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - Official novelisation
Spock enters the chamber and Bones and Scotty both yell at him to come back out again but only for a few seconds (while it's still possible that he might make it out alive). After that they simply watch in "helpless horror" as he completes the modifications and fixes the engine.
HIS FACE: His face, using all the self discipline he is capable of to control the pain, continuing to work --
WITHOUT: Bones and Scotty react in helpless horror.
Wrath of Khan - Original Screenplay
Since Spock has already taken a lethal dose, beaming his body from the chamber would simply expose the sickbay personnel to radiation for no good purpose (since they can't possibly heal him) and there's a job that needs to be done. Once he's finished, It's clearly safer all round to just wait a few more minutes for the decontamination cycle to be completed and then drag Spock out in a lead-lined bodybag.
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
edited 58 mins ago
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
395k10228623097
395k10228623097
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Some of your past answers have not been well-received, and you're in danger of being blocked from answering.
Please pay close attention to the following guidance:
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f202482%2fwhy-couldnt-scotty-beam-spock-out-of-the-radiation-chamber-in-wrath-of-khan%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
