Don't ask me why I'm not asleep, I have no idea.

[ultranos]

Although it could be my brain is chewing on Gateverse science again.

I, um, may have just created the handwave of "naquadah-ion" (even though it is not an element *hums REALLY loudly*) batteries. For those neat Dell laptops and tablets used on Atlantis. Why? Because I've never seen one run out of power, and I don't think 120V, 60A AC power outlets are exactly common in the Pegasus galaxy. And since every naquadah generator on Atlantis isn't sprouting about 500 daisy-chained power strips and extension cords that run down every single hallway, causing traffic hazards...

Why the hell do I think about these things at 4AM?

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[samantilles.livejournal.com]

muahaha--you know, that totally makes sense!! I would probably be the one who would have suggested running cords all through the pristine city!! I figured they probably had docking and/or charging stations in a single location, and people "check" out those systems, and the laptops that are somewhat permanent (like in the gateroom) are probably rigged into the powercore in the room itself.

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

I thought about the docking station idea, but the thing is, laptops have such a notoriously bad battery life, that for the amount of time they just have laptops lying around the city and in labs, not even setting them in hibernate would work. Also, I can't figure out how they'd be half as productive as they apparently are if they have to cart the laptop back to the charging station even every 5 or less hours.

[havocthecat]

I've been handwaving powering up Earth devices for YEARS, so I'm glad someone's come up with a better excuse for it than "er, I'm sure they had some way to adapt the stuff before they left, STOP QUESTIONING ME OKAY?"

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

Hee. See, I was talking with my housemate about this on Saturday, and he just mentioned that it would end up being pretty bad if the laptop batteries exploded.

"In news today, we lost [small town] today when a laptop battery exploded. Sony has issued a recall."

But, yeah. I can't tell if I'm a good sci-fi fan or a terrible one when I look at things and go "but how does it work?" :P

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Nice handwave, but cumbersome name. Naquadion?

My science-inept friend once pointed to some "wireless plugs" in a shop, and said, excitedly, "Look! They don't need to plug into the mains! They get the electricity to your computer wirelessly!" Maybe McKay could invent that?

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

Eh, I mean, people say "lithium-ion batteries" all the time. It's the same number of syllables! :P

...oh god, that pains me. Mostly because wireless internet is already a dirty, filthy lie (I've yet to get a reasonable answer as to how that exactly works). But, transferring energy in harmless electomagnetic waves into something that can be used for power/electricity and...*brain 'asplodes*

[beanpot.livejournal.com]

Magnets.

[ultranos-fic.livejournal.com]

Nobody understands magnets!