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Old 10-December-2004, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Damburger
Surely their sphere ships make more sense? Not withstanding funky star trek technology, a sphere is a stronger shape than a cube is it not?
Stronger in what sense? What types of force is it subjected to?

Compared to a cube, a sphere will enclose greater volume with equal surface area, or equal volume with less surface area. But since such vessels are essentially solid (or a "dense foam," if you will) instead of a hollow shell, such concerns are of little consequence.


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Originally Posted by papageno
Why not egg-shaped (there is a reason why eggs have such a shape...)?
Because it's easier to expel from the mother's body, perhaps? (Then again, it seemed to work for the Orkians.)
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