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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Aban Rune: [qb] A possible explanation for the use of constellations is that they simply used constellations as a way to artistically represent address components. We've seen in SG-1 that each symbol on the Milky Way gate is also a "letter" with an associated sound. Using constellations that are the same on every gate in the galaxy makes no sense at all because constellations visible from earth wouldn't appear the same on the other side of the galaxy. The truth is, it's a hold-over from the movie that we're not supposed to think too hard about. In the movie, the Abydos gate had a completely different set of constellation symbols which makes alot more sense. [/qb][/QUOTE]The movie logic wasn't exactly flawless either. For one thing, if there was only supposed to be two gates, then why use an address at all? If there's more than one, with each gate using different symbols and a given address only works between two specific gates (like the address for Earth changes depending on where you are because the constellations are different) then what's the point of a network at all? It'd be like someone's phone number changing depending on where you're calling them from (area codes not withstanding) and then you have to dial an extra digit that is specific to your own location. If on the other hand the gates projected wormholes through space without the need of another gate to link to then it might make a little more sense. I think what the series tried to do is make some semblance of sense with what they inherited but every time the tried it just got more tangled and illogical. For one thing, I was never sure how "adjusting for galactic drift" was supposed to work. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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