More Adventures in Stargate Science

[ultranos]

Why I keep doing this to myself, I'll never know. But, once again, I am trying to make sense of Gate'verse science. May god have mercy upon my soul.

Question: how effective is the ATA gene therapy? 30%? 50%? 60%? 85%? All I remember is McKay at one point got the therapy and it took, so he could fly the jumper. Aaand...that's about it. How much does the city respond to just people, regardless of the gene or not? Because if Atlantis requires that you have the gene to open a door, the gene therapy better damn well have at least 97% effectiveness, or people like Sheppard would be running around the entire time opening doors for people. Which, um, no.

On the other hand, if the gene just lets you play with the really cool stuff, like jumpers, then I can believe a 50% or lower success rate. But that doesn't really make much sense, if the Ancients wanted to make sure no one but them or people like them (read: NOT THE WRAITH) could play with their toys or city. Then again, I may be giving the Ancients too much credit.

(Can you people tell it's the end of the semester? Whee, I can't control my brain anymore.)

Comments

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

But they are kind of the message in a bottle things (maybe their way of thumbing their nose at ori brethren? Hah. Like people were thinking that far ahead).

They are major litterbugs after all. Stargate system, giant time loopy machines, Rubik's cube of zombification. In a galaxy without the Wraith threat, they were pretty damn lax.

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* You know, this just reinforces my impression that the Ancients are either malicious or bumbling incompetents. It's just...gah! Do they not THINK about the long-term? About ANYTHING? I mean, they KNEW there were other races out there, AND that there was a younger evolution of themselves coming up (at least, in the Pegasus they did). Overall, they seem remarkably unethical and careless.