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If the aliens can't survive in space, then how come the Tucker-Wisp headed straight out the window and fluttered off after departing?
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They couldn't survive in the human body in a vacuum because the body couldn't survive.
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quote:Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: If the aliens can't survive in space, then how come the Tucker-Wisp headed straight out the window and fluttered off after departing?
Well, think of it this way:
A human being also cannot "survive" in space. However, that doesn't mean that they die instantly on exposure to it. (See 2001: A Space Odyssey and ENT "Cold Front" for reference.)
The NX-01 was not far from the Wisp-ship at the time, they were basically parked right out in front of it. The Wisps could obviously survive in space long enough to bridge that gap between the two vessels, they just couldn't "live" there on a long term basis.
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