fire
Fire was the product of the combustion of materials, creating energy as light and heat.[1] The sensors aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 were so sensitive, Captain Kirk claimed that they could pinpoint the heat of the flame from a lit match anywhere on the surface of a planet from orbit.[2] When a fire broke out in the phaser control room, Commander Spock attempted to extinguish it with his hands; although he was burned, he refused to acknowledge feeling any pain.[3] Although Trelane created a replica of an 18th Century dwelling on Gothos with his powers after observing Earth through a telescope, his inexperience left the simulation incomplete, as the fire produced no heat, and the food and drink had no flavor.[4] Captain Kirk used a piece of flint and a shard of obsidian to produce the spark for a small fire that he used to ignite gunpowder in an ad-hoc cannon while placed in single combat against a Gorn captain on Stardate 3045.6.[5]
Notes and References
- ↑ Trimble, Bjo (Author). Star Trek Concordance. Star Trek. Book , revised and updated edition. Citadel Press. 1995.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Man Trap". Star Trek, season 1, episode 1 (Production number 06). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by George Clayton Johnson. Desilu Productions. 8 September 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Balance of Terror". Star Trek, season 1, episode 14 (Production number 09). Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by Paul Schneider. Desilu Productions. 15 December 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Squire of Gothos." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 17 (Production 18). Directed by Don McDougall. Written by Paul Schneider. Desilu Productions, 12 January 1967.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Arena." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 18 (Production 19). Directed by Joseph Pevney. Story by Fredric Brown. Teleplay by Gene L. Coon. Desilu Productions, 19 January 1967.
