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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:35:05 -0500, Captain Infinity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Once Upon A Time Eric Newman wrote: > >>On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:16:25 -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Vader) had this >>to say: >> >>>Brian Thorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>Archer is over 100 years before Kirk (who couldn't drive well in "A >>>>Piece of the Action") so maybe cars (electric, hydrogen or >>>>however-powered) are still a common mode of surface travel in Archer's >>>>time? >>> >>>Er, no, that was made quite clear. Enterprise-era trek is 100 years at >>>least after the end of the internal combustion engine (2061). >> >>What is the source of that date? > >The conversation in the episode left it unclear what exactly happened in >2061. Archer and T'Pol were talking about the decline in fossil fuels >when Archer said "It wasn't until 2061 that--" and was interrupted by >T'Pol. > >Now, perhaps he was going to say "--fossil fuels ran out completely" or >maybe "--nuclear fusion was established as a replacement" or maybe "--all >Earth automobiles developed an independent consciousness and decided to >stop carrying humans around inside of them." So our future is Herbie the Love Bug? =================================================== http://www.rocketshipvideo.com http://www.classicfilmimages.com ===================================================
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