Comment on With all due respect, Captain, I am the head of Starfleet IT, and I have it on good authority that if you try to replicate a replicator, you can break the space time continuum.

Infynis@midwest.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• DrakeRichards@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I would imagine that they could fabricate most of the parts for other industrial replicators, but there are probably some components that can’t be replicated. We know that dilithium and latinum can’t be replicated, so there are probably other exotic materials too.

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  • RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sort of like how you can use a 3D printer to print a new 3D printer, but there are some parts you cannot print like that. Like if its a PLA printer you probably still do need some metal parts for their characteristics, sturdyness or whatever.

    So maybe a replicated replicator would work, but probably be very unreliable or stops working quickly.

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• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Because the Federation is secretly fascist

  youtu.be/P4KBPaS-1PU?si=A5WiBPtn8ViidRPk

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  • negativenull@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What does that have to do with replicators?

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    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They are secretly sabatoging them to not make more replicators to maintain section 31 control.

      IDK I was mostly joking

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