14 Dumbest Things In Star Trek Generations

12. Sugar Glass

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Upon the Enterprise saucer crashing on Veridian III we see a number of interior shots depicting overhead windows shattering. Even assuming the windows are made of less durable stuff than the hull, why do those on the upper surfaces of the ship break when we can clearly see many windows on the leading edge of the saucer—which smashed through hills and took out countless large trees in the process—are all intact?

And how is it that the bridge skylight, some 200 meters back from the leading edge and pointed straight up, breaks? What are they made of? The easily smashed sugar glass used for scenes where stunt performers get thrown through windows?

Dramatic? Maybe.

Dumb? Definitely.

 
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Maurice is one of the founders of FACT TREK (www.facttrek.com), a project dedicated to untangling 50+ years of mythology about the original Star Trek and its place in TV history. He's also a screenwriter, writer, and videogame industry vet with scars to show for it. In that latter capacity he game designer/writer on the Sega Genesis/SNES "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Crossroads of Time" game, as well as Dreamcast "Ecco the Dolphin, Defender of the Future" where Tom Baker performed words he wrote.