Especially since you can see it.
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Smutsigschwein — 14 years ago(May 20, 2011 07:22 AM)
Given the fact that those spaceships fly a thousands of miles per hour and should ussually pass it in a few seconds and given the fact that a ship can fly in muliple directions (you can't just place one wall otherwise they can just fly above or below it) means you you need a gazillion amount mines to cover a fully fuctional minefield.
Also the universe is an enormously or infinite place, the odds that somebody will actually fly past the spot you just happend to put a minefield is like 1 to a 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (well you get the picture). -
heat8488 — 14 years ago(August 21, 2011 03:25 AM)
given the fact that a ship can fly in muliple directions (you can't just place one wall otherwise they can just fly above or below it)
Every time there was a blockade-in-space of some sort in a Star Trek episode, I had that thought. -
Londonlad2001221 — 11 years ago(January 04, 2015 09:15 PM)
Worked in Deep Space 9!
Well they worked on DS9 because they were used correctly, They were self replicating mines that were invisable and placed at the entrance of the worm hole, no ships could enter or exit or fly around so its a big difference in comparing the use of mines to this film that were just floating in space -
oddball_oddity-1 — 14 years ago(July 30, 2011 03:15 PM)
Seeing the mine field didn't necessarily make it pointless. Most electrified fences will usually have a warning on it that touching it will electrocute you. The message essentially comes down to- stay out.
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savagesteve13 — 14 years ago(October 07, 2011 06:18 PM)
The Thermians touched on this when they were talking in the Limousine. Apparently there was a HUGE war a few thousand earth years ago and it was a leftover.
Space is huge, but if you are trying to defend a small territory in space, a magnetic minefield could be feasible. The purpose of a minefield is not to destroy an enemy but to divert him through a particular portion of territory that is not advantageous to him strategically.
