Info on the USS Kelvin

[Aaron]

That's one hell of a good looking ship.

[Mark]

Just for the record, they don't even put windows on a submarine. And on our space shuttles we get these TINY viewports. Again, for a VERY good reason. But then, this is Starfleet, so common sense doesn't really apply.

[Lt. Staplic]

Submarines though have huge amounts of external pressure, much more than the atmosphere within.

Space shuttles have tiny ones b/c of the pressure of the atmosphere agais the vaccume which get's harder to contain the larger the window, which is why their developing the plasma windshield

I still think the ST windows are beyond the tech we have today

[Mikey]

Force field windows are canon - see FC. As to windows on a sub - why would you have one, even if you had materials resistant to the pressure? Modern subs routinely cruise at depths at which visibility is negligible.

[Sionnach Glic]

I still think the ST windows are beyond the tech we have today

Of course they are. IIRC, they're some sort of transparant steel.
Despite that, they're still weak points, and provide no advantage.

[Mark]

Transparent aluminum isn't it?

[Sionnach Glic]

I think so.

[Lt. Staplic]

true

[Mark]

My feelings may change, but I'm not really crazy about how the Kelvin looks. It just looks like someone got drunk and made an upside down Connie and forgot the second nacelle.

[Lt. Staplic]

Red Stripe--Yay Be-ar!

anyone else miss those commercials?

[Mark]

Huh?

[Lt. Staplic]

the old Red Stripe Beer Commercials

the Jamacan Import beer.

[Mark]

Ah hah. Got it.

[Mikey]

I still hear one of those Red Stripe ads on the radio once in a while.

[Lt. Staplic]

I can do a dead on impersonation of that guy (other than not being black), it's awsome at parties!