Colonel Sanders

Not sure how it is in other countries, but I always assumed that a “life” sentence at least in the US just meant anything over 25 years

As I recall on Voyager with a little coaxing Tuvok was able to use the holodeck to get “relief” so I’d imagine the same goes for most vulcans who might be on long away missions

I always got the impression that Vulcan society operated similar to traditional Japanese or other societies where couples were “arranged” by families. Not sure about the one off cases though so maybe there is some kind of sex industry given the physiological toll if it’s not addressed in time

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P.J. Fry Reading: “The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.”

(Out loud to himself): “Huh, I never noticed that before!”

My best guess is that it’s either for samples from the surface (though we have seen multiple cases where those were beamed directly onto the main pad or in the cargo hold)

OR

possibly a tools or weapons grade replicator.

The transporter is a vital component on the ship like the engines and requires constant maintenance so maybe they figured it was easier just to have something like that in there to make quick/easy access for replicating the tools they needed when/as they needed it instead of lugging it around.

To be fair, there was an episode of KotH where Bobby and Peggy discover that charcoal was actually superior to propane when it came to taste. It was a whole big thing and hilarious to watch them try to keep it a secret from Hank lol

It’s a clean burning fuel I tell you hwat