Talk:Force field (science fiction)

Merge

Against a Force field merger with Deflector shield. The reason is that while a deflector shield may deflect damage or destructive energy away, a force field may actually engulf or annihilate the destructive energy, thus adding to or draining the force field depending on how it works. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.148.167.103 (talk • contribs) 15:19, 12 February 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Force fields have a number of separate uses in Star Trek alone -- sealing off areas in emergencies, allowing crew to work in a shuttle bay with the door open, protection from elements on a planet's surface, security barries. I'm sure other series have just as many innovative uses. Liu Bei 16:10, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citation

I don't believe that a citation is needed for "No power sources currently exist that could possibly create a field of sufficient strength to act as a protective device. Thus, force fields remain firmly in the realm of science-fiction" as it's unreasonable to ask for proof of a negative. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.11.175.193 (talk • contribs) 01:49, 9 March 2006 (UTC).[reply]

I agree that no citation should be provided to prove a negative.

I wanted to remove the "force fields remain firmly in the realm of science-fiction." quote. How effective it is is irrelevant to what it is and what it does. We can't make a C3PO or Doombot level android yet but it doesn't mean robots are science fiction.

And if it's not a force-field why is it on the page? Are you trying to tease people? I'm removing that section. Also, force-fields don't seem to have a relation to vector fields at all. 68.166.68.84 15:59, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

External Links

I removed the link to the fox news report on the TROPHY Active Protection System, since that has nothing to do with 'force fields'. It is a system similar to the CIWS.

B5 Forcefields?

Barring one instance in one of the TV movies, I would challenge anyone to cite an instance of a forcefield in Babylon 5... it was clearly established that the organic technology of the First races dissipated energy leaving only the kinetic impact but to say forcefields or anything similar were prevalent is RUBBISH. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.131.158.197 (talk) 20:21, 16 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Possible citation

this link provides an excerpt from the book Physics of the Impossible, which talks about force field in fiction and puts it in terms of possibility in real life. Seems like a very good source to improve this page. MythSearcher^talk 16:11, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]