"I have noticed that Star Trek refers to the 'elevators' on the Enterprise as Turbo*lifts*"
Well that's just because "elevator" sounds old fashioned.
"they also measure distances in metres and kilometres"
And that would be because meters and kilometers, (You guys swap the r and the e around TOO?!) are measurements that make a lot more sense than the imperial system. I specify stuff in metric myself whenever I code physics in a game, because physicists tend to use the metric system for defining constants.
Though oddly, science texts will always say that gravity pulls down with an acceleration of 9.8 meters per second, but they will then turn around and say that light travels at 186,000 miles per second.
"was Gene Rodenberry hinting that in the future we'll all become European?"
Well he did have Patrick Stewart commanding the Enterprise, and every episode saw him order "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot."
I actually started drinking Earl Grey because of that. I figured if he liked that specific tea so much then maybe it's a good tea, (I used to drink lipton and salada with milk because that is what my parents would drink) and I found out that Bigelow's tasted really good... And after trying the old teas again I realised they tasted like complete crap. Of course I've never drank Earl Grey with milk in it. I used to drink tea with milk before I started drinking Earl Grey, but I found I liked the tea they served at chineese food restaraunts better than tea with milk, so I started drinking my tea like that.
Well that's just because "elevator" sounds old fashioned.
"they also measure distances in metres and kilometres"
And that would be because meters and kilometers, (You guys swap the r and the e around TOO?!) are measurements that make a lot more sense than the imperial system. I specify stuff in metric myself whenever I code physics in a game, because physicists tend to use the metric system for defining constants.
Though oddly, science texts will always say that gravity pulls down with an acceleration of 9.8 meters per second, but they will then turn around and say that light travels at 186,000 miles per second.
"was Gene Rodenberry hinting that in the future we'll all become European?"
Well he did have Patrick Stewart commanding the Enterprise, and every episode saw him order "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot."
I actually started drinking Earl Grey because of that. I figured if he liked that specific tea so much then maybe it's a good tea, (I used to drink lipton and salada with milk because that is what my parents would drink) and I found out that Bigelow's tasted really good... And after trying the old teas again I realised they tasted like complete crap. Of course I've never drank Earl Grey with milk in it. I used to drink tea with milk before I started drinking Earl Grey, but I found I liked the tea they served at chineese food restaraunts better than tea with milk, so I started drinking my tea like that.