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Data's strength in "Star Trek: Insurrection"
The very short answer is that in-universe, Data had no (evident) problems with Artim's weight. Picard passed him over and Data carried him a short way and then put him down. Since we know that Data ...
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Why does Admiral Dougherty contradict his own argument with Captain Picard?
I think you've fundamentally misunderstood Dougherty's argument.
He's saying that the oil barons were thugs... but then were transformed into global statesmen by their newfound responsibilities. The ...
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How many Son'a were left after Star Trek: Insurrection?
The events of Insurrection take place just prior to the end of the Dominion War, not after the war like you are thinking of. The Son'a had plenty of time and resources to help the Dominion before ...
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Is Data's leg length of eighty-seven point two centimetres based on an actual measurement?
The measurement is pretty much spot-on, depending on how you measure the length of a leg. Taking this picture as our benchmark
and with the info (from various sources) that Brent Spiner is 5'10'' ...
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How did Admiral Dougherty obtain a cloaking device?
The Federation has known how to build a cloaking device since they stole one in TOS: "The Enterprise Incident". Their treaty with the Romulan Star Empire means that they voluntarily gave up ...
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What did Troi mean by this?
Per wikipedia (warning, article contains images of breasts)
Ptosis:
Female breast ptosis or 'sagging' is a natural consequence of aging ... A woman's breasts change in size, volume, and position on ...
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How do the Son'a torpedoes hit the Enterprise so quickly?
Photon torpedoes are warp-capable munitions, so while at sublight speeds the Son'a ships might be 18 minutes away from interception (whatever that means in 3D space), this is not a restriction for ...
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Lyric Mistake in HMS Pinafore?
Yes, Picard makes a mistake in the second verse (the lyrics of which we don't see on-screen). The line should be
"His foot should stamp"
but he sings
"His heart should stamp"
...
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Why does Admiral Dougherty contradict his own argument with Captain Picard?
I would suggest that Dougherty seems to be making Picard's point for him because he is actually demonstrating that he understands Picard's misgivings, and effectively granting the premise that the Son'...
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