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. -
savagesteve13 — 13 years ago(March 13, 2013 09:22 AM)
The minefield was a leftover of an interstellar war between 2 powers, both long since gone. Mines are nasty things, people are dying daily from forgotten mines in various places of the world.
In Stargate SG-1 there was a minefield episode too, space mines are always good plot devices. -
wildfire160 — 13 years ago(March 31, 2013 12:24 PM)
in context of Galaxy Quest im not sure if it makes sense as we dont have enough information ,but minefields in SF are very common usually their used to mine gateways/wormholes that are used for interstellar travel or places where an attacker has no other option to go ..on tv DS9 used one very effectively surprisingly Babylon5 didn't but it is what it is i supposein books Alastair Reynolds David Weber and Jack Campbell use minefields a lot especially Campbell
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xatian11968 — 12 years ago(May 03, 2013 08:11 PM)
Yes, I think it definitely works. It adds to the whole "eye opening" saga of humans on Earth being let in on the universe at large. Eloquently stated by Justin Longs character, I knew it. Humanity may not have experienced any of this larger history of the universe, but mines in the middle of space, left over from an ancient war, certainly plays into the revelation and possibility that a homeless band of aliens could rebuild their civilization based on Earthly historical documents.
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tea-rex — 11 years ago(August 11, 2014 09:48 AM)
It makes as much sense in space as it does on earth.
Mines ain't used on the open sea, they're used in narrows, esp harbour entrances. The idea is to deny the enemy passage through a fairly small area, forcing them to use monitored routes. In other words, in order advance, the enemy has to pass under the guns (or whatever other defences are in place).
Landmines are used in a similar manner.
In context to the movie, the minefield might be the remnant of a barrier to restrict access to the wormhole, given it's proximity. To achieve that, there doesn't need to be a huge field that covers the whole circumference. All that needs to be done is to force the enemy through a narrow channel, where a large force has to pass through in line, thereby negating the large firepower.
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