Comments on: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) http://oddculture.com/2009/04/03/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home/ Odd Culture, Strange People, Weird Things Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:48:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill G http://oddculture.com/2009/04/03/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home/comment-page-1/#comment-10597 Bill G Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:40:00 +0000 http://oddculture.com/?p=6502#comment-10597 I'm looking at Wiki, and there's a statement in there that says "Whales have a unique respiratory system that lets them stay underwater for long periods of time without taking in oxygen. Some whales, such as the Sperm Whale, can stay underwater for up to two hours holding a single breath". Could it be plausible that humpbacks can do something similar? The time between picking up the whales and going back to the future seems like it only took a few minutes. I’m looking at Wiki, and there’s a statement in there that says “Whales have a unique respiratory system that lets them stay underwater for long periods of time without taking in oxygen. Some whales, such as the Sperm Whale, can stay underwater for up to two hours holding a single breath”. Could it be plausible that humpbacks can do something similar? The time between picking up the whales and going back to the future seems like it only took a few minutes.

]]> By: Enkida http://oddculture.com/2009/04/03/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home/comment-page-1/#comment-10596 Enkida Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:56:18 +0000 http://oddculture.com/?p=6502#comment-10596 You missed the one biggest "whoops" of the film in this review, which is pretty big considering that so much of it was a big ol' save the whales message: the tank they built to transport the whales back to the future was solid glass and water -because whales apparently don't need air to breathe, like all good fish! Of course if you're going to Star Trek for any kind of factual accuracy you're doing something wrong in the first place, I suppose. Still a great movie for a lazy afternoon. You missed the one biggest “whoops” of the film in this review, which is pretty big considering that so much of it was a big ol’ save the whales message: the tank they built to transport the whales back to the future was solid glass and water -because whales apparently don’t need air to breathe, like all good fish! Of course if you’re going to Star Trek for any kind of factual accuracy you’re doing something wrong in the first place, I suppose.

Still a great movie for a lazy afternoon.

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