Star Trek is a show that has been fascinating audiences for years with impressive devices like holodecks, transporters, and warp drive. But could any of these things ever really be used? According to physics, some of the devices are theoretically possible, but probably not practical. Scotty understood that physics is a rule that can’t be broken, even if the shows producers did not. He told Captain Kirk numerous times "But I canna change the …showed first 75 words of 1112 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1112 total…has inspired many new ideas and inventions. Some of the inventions used on the show are very possible in the not to distant future, while others are simply physics blunders. But one thing is sure, Star Trek will always leave dreaming up new ways to “Boldly go where no man has gone before”. Works Cited The Science of Star Trek. 24 April 2002. http://www.exn.ca/mini/startrek/startrek.cfm The Physics of Star Trek. 24 April 2002.