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From "First Contact"- When the escape pods are being prepped for launch, we see an okudagram for one of the pods and the destination of the escape pod. According to the graphic, this pod is labeled as 'TR-47'.
First question- Does this registry prefix apply to all the escape pods aboard the Enterprise-E?
Second question- Is this prefix used for other escape pods of the fleet, say those of the Saratoga ("Emissary") and Enterprise-D?
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I suspect it is the 47th escape pod of the Enterprise. TR probably stands for something like "Transit Raft" or "Transport Raft".
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quote:Originally posted by Phoenix: I suspect it is the 47th escape pod of the Enterprise. TR probably stands for something like "Transit Raft" or "Transport Raft".
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Prolly 'cause it's that now very old In-Joke about "The 47's". The number 47 appears in a great many different Trek episodes since the last couple seasons of TNG. It wasn't too prolific until VOY started up, tho. If you watch any TNG thru VOY episodes, keep an ear and eye out for anything that has 47 in it.
There used to be a website devoted to this topic which was, at some point, attempting to catalogue every instance of the appearance of "47" in a Trek episode, but I can't seem to find the link now. Some people really do have too much time on their hands to devote to their obsessions.
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my question was facetious of course.. TPTB's obsession with 47s has been passed to me.. its in most of my passwor.. um nevermind
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Does anyone actually has a cap of that okudagram? I would like to see it. Do we see the pod itself or just text?
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quote:Originally posted by Ryan McReynolds: I think it's safe to say that everyone here knows about the power of the 47.
quote:Originally posted by CaptainMike: my question was facetious of course.. TPTB's obsession with 47s has been passed to me.. its in most of my passwor.. um nevermind
Yeah, I guess I should have known, given the detail nuts that most of us are. I still occasionally run across Trekkers who have no clue about the whole in-joke of the 47's. You just never know who knows what, sometimes....
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