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Since: Nov, 2010
21st Aug, 2011 04:34:06 PM
Tim Taylor Technology. The specific example you cite also features an Unrealistic Black Hole.
There's this thing called the Tim Taylor Law, which is the unrealistic sic-fi convention of "We're not going to make it out of the black hole!" "Divert more power to the engines!" Popularised by Star Trek. Anyway, I was wondering if it was already a trope or not.