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Originally Posted by Purdy Bear  I would just let your imagination flow, look at Star Trek, that has lead to real innovations in technology. |
Star Trek didn't just have several of the best science fiction authors of the time on their script writing team, they had a huge body of consulting pure scientists and engineers (who did it, from what I read, largely for the beer and the company.
They may have been overridden by the 'dumb it down for the masses' brigade, but huge lumps of the Enterprise had solid reasons for being, and working, as they were.