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Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 09:54 AM Apr 2020

There is an episode of Star Trek

in which they use ultraviolet light to kill an alien infestation on a planet. Let's hope it doesn't give Trump any ideas.

The Enterprise floods the colony with ultraviolet light from an array of satellites, killing the creatures on the planet and purging the parasites from the survivors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_--_Annihilate!
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There is an episode of Star Trek (Original Post) Dem4Life1102 Apr 2020 OP
Well that proves it. He was right all along. Srkdqltr Apr 2020 #1
Or Perhaps, Sir, It Stuck In His Mind From The 'Underworld' Movie Franchise The Magistrate Apr 2020 #2
I remember it! Ilsa Apr 2020 #3
I don't think 2naSalit Apr 2020 #5
true, trump lives in a fantasy world of his own making. nt Ilsa Apr 2020 #8
Here's some video: Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2020 #4
One of my favorites..but I love all of Star Trek... Sancho Apr 2020 #6
Ah, yes, the one where they were attacked by the flying plastic vomit. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2020 #7
You mean the flying flapjacks of death Dem4Life1102 Apr 2020 #9

The Magistrate

(95,247 posts)
2. Or Perhaps, Sir, It Stuck In His Mind From The 'Underworld' Movie Franchise
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 10:00 AM
Apr 2020

The werewolves (lycans) managed to contrive bullets which released ultra-violet light once they had penetrated a vampire, which would kill it.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
3. I remember it!
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 10:11 AM
Apr 2020

Kirk's brother and Spock had been victims of the creatures.

When they surmised that the creatures were avoiding light, and Spock had been infected, "Bones" used the full spectrum of blinding light to kill the creatures and rid Spock of the painful infection. Then it turns out that only ultraviolet was needed. Fun story, but someone needs to remind trump it's sci-fi, as in fiction.

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