Star trek :TNG - Data enlightens Renaissance culture scientist(commander ,Data, )

Star Trek: TNG - Data becomes the target of witch hunt by primitives(commander ,Data, )

[@antdorf0825]

I like how Data knows how to use every possible sciencie jargon word the audience would recognize, clearly understanding their meaning and use, except the word 'radioactive'.

[@cambelio]

yes, that also made me laugh. Good old lazy writing.

[@peterzimmerman1114]

I think you could also say the universal translator translated whatever he said for us... Even if he invented new words for it. For the sake of understanding...

[@nationalstudyacademykim5030]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@nathansledgister7572]

I mean, Data doesn't have a brain. He could literally lose just knowledge of one subject since his memory is basically a hard drive. If his knowledge of radiation got corrupted, he would still have other scientific knowledge stored in different files.

[@discombubulate2256]

@@nathansledgister7572 true, however surly by that logic the term "radioactive" would be found across many files.

[@EGarrett01]

"The metal is dangerous and making people sick. Now please go gather all of it yourself."

[@Foebane72]

The stupid aliens made JEWELRY out of the stuff, so they were exposed to it over a long period. I don't think just quickly taking the pieces and tossing them into the box will do that much harm.

[@Washeek]

@@Foebane72 Strong words calling the aliens stupid. Humans did the same thing. A lot of early glow in the dark stuff was made from radioactive materials.

[@RWZiggy]

@@Washeek I have radium watch dial from my youth, nice stainless steel watch. I just looked up the exposure, might have been 2 milliSievert per year or in older measurement 2 tenths of a REM per year if worn 16 hours a day. But only to area of wrist near watch, not a whole body exposure. There is no proof of that low a dose causing harm, and as kid I only wore the thing to church. In the very early days people who manually painted the watch numbers had serious issues though, used their mouth to "point" the brush before painting!

[@mrsmartypants9136]

At least he gave her the safety box and didn't say "Bring them all here and put them in this box, which will stay on this table!" LOL!

[@HierophanticRose]

@@Foebane72 we used to think drinking mercury was good for you, and a line insane monarchs was just a bout of bad fate

[@chrishestand1]

I really wanted to dislike her, but she followed the evidence after giving each claim as much skepticism as she could honestly deliver. She may have been a bit full of herself, but she didn’t let her ego impede what she cared about most. Discovery and advancement via the scientific method.

[@facelessdrone]

Why would you want to dislike someone?

[@Mrree250]

@@facelessdrone Why are you a weeb

[@brandonlantier]

@@facelessdrone Because that is how she is written, standoffish and not very personable but she is a scientist at heart and she grows on you, like a fungus.

[@janeknox3036]

@@facelessdroneIt's the 2020s. Disliking people is very much in fashion you know. 😂

[@teegees]

If only today’s scientists had her integrity. Now they’re almost all bought by greed.

[@mathewhaight]

1:00 I love this moment. She realizes that she is out of her depth, but doesn't try to disregard what data is saying, instead she seems to realize that she has far more to learn.

[@alliwishis_2]

Yeah I truly wish there was more people around like this but it seems like a lot of people are just too afraid of being curious and going outside

[@danthemankhan]

@@alliwishis_2 Not "afraid", just disinterested. I have nothing to gain by being curious, and everything to gain by focusing on my own life instead.

[@alliwishis_2]

@danthemankhan No problem on focusing on your own life But all of life is not one-dimensional Even right now, you look for new things to interest and to entertain you or else you would be bored out of your skull just like right now on the internet. BUT I know you, you live in a lot of lies and denial like a lot of people.

[@danthemankhan]

@@alliwishis_2 I do not experience "boredom", never have. There is always some housework to do, and if I run out of that, my employer is happy to schedule an extra shift for me to work.

[@alliwishis_2]

@@danthemankhan Still NOT buying it Y ??.. You are HERE

[@baremetalmachine933]

This sounds like the Goiania accident that occurred in Brazil in 1987. A radio therapy device was improperly discarded and local scrap scavengers found it at the town dump. They took it apart and found the intense Cesium-137 source inside. They handled the glowing material, even made jewelry with it. 4 people died and hundreds were injured.

[@FreelancerFreak]

Data basically advances their scientific understanding by like 200 yrs in days. Microbiology, germ theory, physics. The Renaissance is coming early to these people

[@jorgelopez-pr6dr]

Yes, but he resembles Machiavelli. Of course, he has not the same wit.

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

I imagine that lady doctor would take the credit for Data's invention / improvement of her handheld measuring device. It sounds like this would be the basis for many future legends, myths, and stories; The Tales of the Iceman.

[@bratton79]

Data violated the prime directive. I'm kidding its not like he new he was doing it. Anyway, it would be interesting since the Federation is worried about what would happen if they to interfere with cultural development of other alien species, to learn that these people did learn to develop advanced technology way sooner than they should have. More importantly what if they develop weapons of mass destruction and vaporize their entire planet? I can't remember if there have been any trek episodes that describe what would happen if Starfleet's actions led to the annihilations of an entire alien race.

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

You're assuming they're going to continue anything he did. It sure doesn't look like it to me.

[@ZantherStone]

Data remembers what interstitial means but doesn’t remember what radioactive means 😆

[@UnitSe7en]

"Whyat shall we DOoOOo?" That's the most perfectly delivered line almost anytime, anywhere.

[@Dudemon-1]

Ronnie Claire Edwards was such a beautiful woman. RIP

[@jasondecyk6361]

She doesn't say the word "shall". So, it's impossible to believe you. If the line was so perfect, you wouldn't have botched it.

[@Sajun777]

@@jasondecyk6361 Wait until you learn how human memory works in the long term, ya bozo

[@jasondecyk6361]

@@Sajun777 And what's your third-party problem exactly? And since long term memory doesn't transcribe text that's just been watched, you're out of whack pretty good on the irrelevance scale. So...... ??????.... No clue. Beat it.

[@UnCannyValley67]

“It is a trick!” “No. It is EMPIRICAL DATA”

[@BoopSnoot]

What makes no sense is that Data clearly still has access to an extensive vocabulary, using terms that even the aliens are not familiar with, meaning that he has a built in dictionary with obscure terms in there and understands their definition. Therefor since he didn't have to learn language from scratch, it means that the word "radioactive" should too be in his vocabulary and he would know what it means. This was a flaw in the writing, as they should have made him both illiterate and mute, and required to learn their language, grammar, and words from their books and interactions, which would then explain why "radioactive" had no meaning to him due to his memory wipe.

[@Vespyr_]

Should have been the title of the episode for the title drop. lol

[@hycron1234]

@Marcus Jones - You might find this interesting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6DckIqAaNJ4a5I

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Why is everyone mispronouncing data though? His NAME is Data and pronounced with the hard A in the first a, but as he said in the first episode, information is pronounced with a soft a there, so why is everyone mispronouncing the word data now?

[@deltaray3]

This is like when they say the name of the movie in the movie.

[@killajive1]

With his name being data, it brings a different light to “when I get back I want to examine your data thoroughly”

[@calebjaymes9710]

Lol I agree

[@Jesse-B]

Well he has stated on several occasions that his data was fully functional.

[@oobenoob]

She meant his penis. She wants to inspect his penis. Thoroughly.

[@gondwanandreams7635]

@@oobenoob u made me lol man

[@MikeDixieWrecked]

LOL.

[@crazyralph6386]

Although skeptical and bullheaded at first, this “scientist” eventually became intrigued and cooperative after Data laid out his hypothesis. Her look of sadness when the torch and pitchfork villagers deactivated Data, was quite evident near the end.

[@operator8014]

I see a lot of people talking about her as some kind of horrid wench savage, but given her circumstance and background, it's quite remarkable that she was so willing to see the reasoning in what he was saying. Really neat characters.

[@keaton718]

Well Data did just invent a 500x microscope out of thin air and can lift a five tonne anvil, probably best not to get on his bad side.

[@Fermion.]

I wouldn't put scientist in quotes, simply because she was at an earlier stage of scientific discovery. Without the work of those initial scientists, we wouldn't be where we are today. Each generation builds upon the work of the prior.

[@Elly3981]

I'm sure it was the idea of the lady scientist to give Data a proper burial after he saved the village instead of burning or taking him apart.

[@crazyralph6386]

@@Elly3981 yes, I wouldn’t doubt it.

[@kingslaphappy1533]

Brent is such a fantastic actor, I just love him.

[@JOHNN01.82]

He was definitely the best character him amd Patrick Stewart made this show great

[@eswnl1]

Imagine all the makeup he had to go through every time.

[@craigdaurizio686]

They all performed so well. Brent really outdid himself though, Data might be the most popular character.

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

@@JOHNN01.82 Patrick stewart was jerk when he first started on the show I read. He was a Shakespearian actor and was very serious all the time between takes. The others finally got him to lighten up and cut the fool between takes and cracking jokes. They changed him into being not stuck up on himself. It's acting. Not reality.

[@franzschubertv2874]

2:57

[@henkman00]

The lore of this episode is very well crafted. Imagine people from an era like theirs getting access to this type of data before they invented it themselves…

[@vorlons100]

thats what the prime directive is all about

[@henkman00]

The LORE of this episode is very well crafted. Imagine people from an era like theirs getting access to this type of DATA B4 they invented it themselves…

[@edwardn1095]

Cast Under an Alien Sun is a book with alot of this. Here's the premise: Joe Colsco boarded a flight from San Francisco to Chicago to attend a national chemistry meeting. He would never set foot on Earth again.On planet Anyar, Joe is found naked and unconscious on a beach of a large island inhabited by humans with a level of technology similar to Earth circa 1700.

[@LongandWeirdName]

@@henkman00 Many may not see what you did there. Even with the caps. No on(i)e(n) will be blind to it for long now, though. They will all realize it pretty soon(g).

[@picallo1]

@@LongandWeirdName clever

[@TheWerewolfJesus]

Data's got such a hustle going. He sells the radioactive metal to the blacksmith, then people buy the jewelry made from it, and then he goes and confiscates the jewelry for his experiments. No wonder the townspeople got pissed.

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

"It's empirical data" Nice touch to put his name he forgot into his lines.

[@NameCallingIsWeak]

... and she wants to examine his "data".

[@cleanerben9636]

It is empirical, Data

[@blackwaltz3135]

@@NameCallingIsWeak I was just thinking that haha guess he'll need to open up

[@trollop_7]

@@NameCallingIsWeak And she wants it in dee tail.

[@edwardswessonjr1241]

@@NameCallingIsWeak Is she going to have sex with the android replicant?

[@jrbaskind]

It's interesting to see Data hear his own name and not react to it with any sense of recognition.

[@Rhythmicons]

The way he emphasized it when he said it was so the audience got the joke.

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

It's not actually his name though, his name is Brent you know, he's still pretending to be someone else who forgot who he was but that someone else doesn't exist, so it shouldn't actually be strange at all.

[@jrbaskind]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom I’m talking about the character, not the actor. What would be strange is if there had been a character named Brent, and Mr. Spiner had reacted to the other character being addressed by name.

[@SR-iy4gg]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom Are you dense?

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

because that is what the director wanted him to do. He's acting. duh.

[@molybdaen11]

"Since you are still healthy, we have to do something. Take this container and collect every single piece of unknown metal which made your fellow townspeople ill, with your bare hands of couse!"

[@xBloodXGusherx]

Sounds like a Quest lol.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Queue the star track music

[@Zooumberg]

@@thedarksideoftheforce6658 I think the Star Wars imperial music would be more apt.

[@oskimac]

@@Zooumberg no the curb your enthusiasm and rolling credits

[@fakepapertiger528]

Lucky they didn't reach critical mass

[@dongyenk]

A really nice scene when the young girl asks data if heaven exists, and data says yes, as he seems to vaguely remember the federation

[@Christobanistan]

Love this episode, how it subtly teaches the viewer the difference between science and outmoded ways of thinking.

[@studynerd]

Considering people are still having oral sex after abortions shoes your science is not being applied to all cases whatsoever. Truth hidden and undue is truth abused.

[@Christobanistan]

@@studynerd This is the oddest comment I've ever read.

[@studynerd]

@@Christobanistan cannibalism from time immemorial

[@Christobanistan]

@@studynerd WTF are you talking about?

[@JoinTheProgress]

Funny how not much has changed.

[@cliffcox7643]

"examine your data in detail" that was a proposition.

[@tubularguynine]

He IS programmed in multiple techniques...

[@cliffcox7643]

@@tubularguynine Data likes numbers ..696969

[@paulreinicke6366]

Tasha Yar approves of this message.

[@JoeyGee1000]

Looks like their civilization recruited a great scientist, who prompted a eureka moment for both microbiology and nuclear physics.

[@asdffdsa541]

After Jayden's death, she went on to be known greatest scientific mind of all time on their planet for the transcendent leaps she made in the fields of microbiology and particle physics.

[@Norrie_Rugger]

She should read Yar's personal logs. She's examined Data, in detail

[@Rhythmicons]

It never happened.

[@MonkeyspankO]

haa!

[@sausage6984]

And multiple techniques

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

She didn't put those details into logs though. Unless she was pursuing a career as a writer for women's fiction.

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

Nah, I think Data examined HER in great detail

[@frankrothe7023]

A character like Data was so a brilliant idea for the Star Trek 'Universe'! All that calm way of thinking and talking of him is so nice to see! 😉

[@Dudemon-1]

Well, it's a direct takeoff from Spock.

[@chilled99]

@@Dudemon-1 Perhaps a more befitting Spock than Spock - a machine who is all about logic by default, questioning and understanding the human condition, instead of making snarky comments about it. Both great characters to aspire to in terms of thinking clearly

[@Elly3981]

@@chilled99 Every ST spin-off had a novelty character like Spock, Data, Odo, 7 of 9, the EMH, that could do things the rest of the cast couldn't. Data was my favorite because he's so charming, adorable, and innocent in his social awkwardness despite his superhuman strength and abilities. I never liked Voyager's EMH, though. Even though he looks and acts more human than Data, he also has a huge ego too though that wasn't Robert Picardo's fault but the writers.

[@wilmetteentwistle9242]

Even with amnesia Data knows a buttload of science terminology except the word radioactive. Lol

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Oh yeah that's a very good point. Why does he know all sorts of jargon except that one word.

[@hobomike6935]

his brain had a "Plot Clot." it's like a blood clot, but instead of preventing blood from reaching his "brain," it prevents any information from reaching his brain that would significantly invalidate the plot of the episode. Since Data doesn't have any blood. and is also Mr Radioactive.

[@ensignmjs7058]

Presumably, he's speaking their language with the help of the universal translator. They may not be advanced enough to understand radioactivity and formulate terminology for it. So the word doesn't have meaning for them. They can only infer its meaning based on the circumstances.

[@kevinyin2663]

@@ensignmjs7058 Sure, but he uses terms like "cell", "particles", "interstitial transparency" and "membrane integrity"

[@ReasonMakes]

@@ensignmjs7058 He's conveying advanced concepts which he should have no knowledge of, regardless of individual words

[@alextrebek8293]

i love the teacher in this episode. She has this serious sternness but is still humble enough to listen to and trys to understand what data is saying but doesn't automatically buy everything he's saying. she's remains skeptical and asks the right questions. she also correctly points out data is the strangest to happen recently and that he could be the cause for everyone's sickness

[@RobertHMayfire]

When she says, "I see." It makes me think of the 4th Doctor's quote for the same response. "I'm sure you don't, but it's very nice of you to try."

[@ezra3776]

I really love the character of that female scientist. The actor played the part very well, too!

[@emileriksson76]

You should have included the episode number. Had to go search. Its s07e16 for anyone else wondering.

[@theSnowpup]

Thank you.

[@pviveknair]

Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! You are a life saver.

[@martisbvk]

Thank you

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Jesus you people, all you have to do is search something like "tng episode data saves town from radioactivity" and I guarantee you the results will come up. You don't need to be thanking him like he did some amazing thing.

[@pviveknair]

​@@medexamtoolsdotcom Damn!! Why are you so dissed at such a simple thing. The person provided some information that we found helpful. We felt obliged to say Thanks!! Why are you even involved in the conversation. The entire life's existence of some people seems to be about just whining about anything (most fo the time they are not even party to it).

[@larsvassenjansen1651]

Never in a million years would I ever expect Data to have his "data examined" by the the Village People. Strange new worlds, indeed.

[@stianthomassen6693]

I love how they have written the scientist. She don't run out screaming witch witch, she understands that he has some sort of hidden knowledge or at least, she will sit back and see how this plays out.

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

The nature of his amnesia is strange though. I could say "how does he know what a cell is", and all those jargon terms, and why does he assume they will mean anything to the woman that has no words for such things.

[@jacobhack5074]

People with Retrograde Amnesia, which is what Data is showing here, generally forget memories but not skills. They would forget learning to ride a bike, but if they were put on a bike they would be able to ride it. Similarly, Data remembers his scientific skills, just not where they came from. Since he doesn't know what is going on at the moment, he has no reason to believe words he knows are not known by everyone.

[@johnclavis]

@@jacobhack5074 Then how could he have forgotten the meaning of the word "radioactive"?

[@jacobhack5074]

@@johnclavis that part is definitely an inconsistency.

[@jakeperry6040]

@@johnclavis because it wouldn't be much of a story otherwise! Plus his brain is like a computer hard drive (or series of them). So the damaged part could have held that info I suppose. And i think scientific research/problem solving is to data like riding a bike is to us. While radioactive is more of a concept in this case? Idk just spitballing

[@ensignmjs7058]

He's speaking their language. It's advanced enough for them have some overlapping terminology. "Radioactive" isn't a concept they've discovered yet.

[@rubenlarochelle1881]

I can almost hear the writers giggling when putting the word "data" in the episode multiple times

[@jamesfunk7614]

There are various proposals for storing radioactive waste. Part of the discussion has been about how to label it. Since it can be hazardous for thousands of years, there is concern about the possibility of the waste being discovered by people who will be unfamiliar with 21st century languages. One proposal had a sequence of drawings, showing someone opening the container and dying. One of the objections was people in the future might read it backwards, and think the primitive people who made the drawing thought they had a substance that could restore life.

[@AvangionQ]

Use arrows to show the flow of time, and numbers to indicate what the arrows mean: | + | -> || || + | -> ||| ||| + | -> |||| That might prevent people from reading it backwards.

[@SupComRaiden2]

Easier just to bury it deep and then wipe all traces of where it's buried, that way no one can find it because they misunderstood a warning.

[@cattysplat]

Skulls are a pretty universal symbol of death.

[@ZantherStone]

Lady: I want to examine your data in detail. Data: Only Tasha gets to examine my “Data” in detail

[@patrickhackett3878]

"Data" captured the imagination of the viewer in the same way tha "Spock" did from the original series: what an advanced, intelligent and near-emotionless human could be. Unfortunately, our species seems to be headed the opposite direction.

[@duanevp]

And Trek has dealt with this EVEN MORE throughout every series. As idealistic and even naive as Gene's vision was of the future, mankind in Star Trek is still mankind, who never has and never will conquer all its weaknesses: war, torture, disease, ignorance, obsession, vengeance, bigotry, racism, speciesism, closedmindedness and more. And the closer it got to Gene's vision of absolute peace and unity the less _interesting_ it became - except to VERY pointedly illustrate how far we will ALWAYS still have to go.

[@mrnobody.4069]

This is the best episode of Star Trek next generation that ever existed I love it so much!

[@spikeman5103]

I remember seeing this scene with the microscop, but not the part with the phosphorus wall. It is geneous, to prove the radioactivity with these simple material!

[@tarrker]

I still feel like this was the best part of an already amazing episode. This medieval scientist was skeptical, of course but, still curious and receptive to facts. As any scholar should be.

[@Elly3981]

I think the lady scientist was probably the one who insisted that Data be given a proper burial when everyone thought he was dead instead of being burned or taken apart.

[@not2tees]

Fear comes up with a scapegoat without a moment's hesitation.

[@waldoman7]

"Still, it has to be more than just a coincidence" That is not true. I agree it seems very probable. But there are definitely alternative possibilities.

[@rah62]

"...I want to examine all your data, and if the data doesn't add up, I'm going to tell Mr. Godsey!"

[@Rushmore222]

I like Ike.

[@Remo1147]

This is why Data was awesome

[@JemHadar422]

Thanks for posting...I really liked the doctor.

[@markmedrano3085]

This is one of the most memorable scenes for me.

[@murilao71]

One of, or perhaps the most iconic character in the entire Star Trek franchise

[@chromosome24]

Clearest demonstration of the scientific process; Even down to the peer review.

[@leokrupp4442]

_" . . . . No it is empirical DATA"_ que - S T A R T R E K T H E M E

[@josh2112]

YEEEEAAAHHH (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■)

[@jayhome2715]

She wants to examine his Little Data personally.....hehe

[@bryanmoynihan2480]

I kind of want to see these people again on Discovery, Now Advanced and Warp capable, with a nod back to this Scientist and Data.

[@luftbaum8840]

I'm not fully in the Discovery lore, but isn't it taking place several centuries before TNG?

[@bryanmoynihan2480]

​@@luftbaum8840 I hate to spoil it, but only the first 2 seasons, in the 3rd there is a 1000 year time jump. But you might not get there, reception is very mixed on the series.

[@pwnmeisterage]

They say Season 3 onwards are worthy Treks. I don't know firsthand, I found Seasons 1.1 and 1.2 too unpalatable to my tastes, couldn't watch any more of it.

[@bryanmoynihan2480]

@@pwnmeisterage Season 3 was a borderline reboot, involving a massive Time jump (literally) and I enjoyed it myself, but I know plenty of others didn't.

[@jackandblaze5956]

More realistic is that they lost the technology they were given - just like we did here in the "real world" several times. Could we build the pyramids today? No, not from solid rock to the same degree of precision. And we are about to lose our current technology because politicians are leading us to destruction once again. There are a lot of powerful people right now who want to get rid of Elon because his is doing several things that are very inconvenient for their grasp on power and control. Without Elon - only the Chinese will be in space. Obedient, Chinese slaves who have had all the curiosity, independent thought, and desire for self determination bred out of them from generations of executions and imprisonment by their brutal dictatorial regimes.

[@solomangrundy25]

when I get back I want to examine your data thoroughly... of course I am fully functional and have knowledge of many technics

[@shawbros]

techniques

[@Vespyr_]

I love this show so much.

[@SR-iy4gg]

She came a long way from Walton's Mountain! LOL

[@TLM-Nathan]

"Gather all the metal and place it in this container." Obviously one of the writers for World of Warcraft quests helped write this episode.

[@edwardbliss8931]

A better ending to this episode would've been for Data to go back down to the village to show that one, he is still alive; and two, he saved the village.

[@ultmewtwo]

He already broke the rule by teaching them new stuff they did not want him to cause any more harm

[@AvangionQ]

That would be a violation of the prime directive

[@relaxingnature2617]

Excellent episode

[@pgbollwerk]

Data, despite his memory loss, understands the English language completely, except for one word “radioactive “, which is rather convenient for the plot.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

I doubt its the word, but the science behind it. He may have temporarily lost access to his memory cells containing sections of modern physics knowledge. This is depicted with his experiment - he is using the scientific method to discover the metal fragments are emitting something but cannot piece together what that is, suggesting gaps in knowledge.

[@donaldkramer7831]

One of the better episodes of so many.

[@user-kh1xt2kj6y]

スタートレックで異世界転生ものを既にやってたのですね

[@logiciansvlog5800]

The small little pause after he says "data" ... "that sounds familiar..."

[@diwachtler]

iive seen every episode of tng multiple times and yet for some reason i cant remember this one

[@ValseInstrumentalist]

"Hwhat should we dooooo?" "Put it back in the fuckin box, lady, are you dull?"

[@angrydalek]

This episode is brillant, not only do we see data adapt to his given situation flawlessly, despite his memory loss, but see the enterprise bridge at night. The way Data manages to not only deduce and solve the problem he helped bring about, but do so in a way which would not have any disruptions to the growth of the world.

[@Elly3981]

Well, yeah. Data didn't have access to the Enterprise's medical equipment so he had to make do with what he could get in the village. And did a very good job of it even though he's not a doctor. I doubt that Crusher could have done better.

[@MrHamncheez]

"I want to examine your data" hehe

[@Jay_kaying]

Now I gotta finish watching this episode xD

[@cristianitsirc6830]

I'm surprised that Data doesn't already have magnifying capability built in.

[@Norbertmoe]

He might have forgotten about that as well.

[@darthkek1953]

He does. He zooms in by moving his head closer to the object. Clever robot that one.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

From what we've seen, his optical ability isn't that much impressive. He seems to only be able to see the same waves as humans do, nothing more. Only key difference is that his visual refresh rate detection is significantly higher, like he can capture millions of frames per second or something since he was able to see motion advancing when time had slowed down so much that it would take hours for a warp core breach; he could see the explosion progressing.

[@DJ_Force]

Fun fact: 500x larger means 500x darker. She must have very sensitive eyes to see anything.

[@tom_something]

I'd be so nervous to use his microscope. I could poke my eye out!

[@JuricksEnterprise]

The Battle for the Universe: Data the Android vs. Corabeth Godsey! You'd think that Miss Mamie & Miss Emily Baldwin would have come along for the fun! 🤣🤣🤣

[@DOHC2L]

I own all seven seasons on Blu-ray. I can watch any episode on Netflix. Yet I am compelled to watch these videos...

[@PR--un4ub]

We're here for the comments, yes?

[@gustavgnoettgen]

She saying "I _see."_ Him saying later "No. It's empirical _Data."_

[@cblchildrenspython]

"I want to examine your data....Data?!?! LOL Love this character

[@montylc2001]

This was an excellent episode. I wonder if Data ever realized that he had advanced this societies scientific knowledge by centuries....which was a violation of the prime directive.

[@strangelee4400]

"..and i want to examine your data..in detail". - "I'll show you mine if you show me yours".

[@Warkive]

1:33 - When Data politely invites you to shut the @#$% up.

[@AndyCutright]

"I want to examine your 'data'." Ok honey .. whatever you want!

[@NH1969GOAT]

so excellent.... Shakespeare in the modern era

[@pluto9000]

I knew something was up when he sold some of the metal .

[@frankcabanski9409]

I want to examine you're Data in detail. Data: "Yes, I am Data."

[@efisgpr]

"That forehead tattoo iTH badaTH." ~Mike Tyson

[@VOLightPortal]

And this was how the energy drink Radithor was invented

[@chateaudisco1436]

Prime directive people! PRIME DIRECTIVE! Data is walking a VERY fine line here.

[@jan_phd]

She want to exam Data's... data. Such a flirt.

[@ricaard]

Empirical *DATA* NICE...

[@axelsharpshire6457]

Knows phrases like "Cellular degradation" and "interstitial transparency".... but damn if he can remember the word "radioactive". Some people's Luck huh?

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

You mean radioactive, not radiation. The container said radioactive on the side, not radiation.

[@Isabelle-xp9vm]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom The point still stands.

[@axelsharpshire6457]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom - Yep. Thanks: Edited/ Corrected.

[@evmcmunn]

i have always wondered if somehow datas interference somehow sparks an enlightenment era in this world and fast tracking it towards future development

[@ensignmjs7058]

It certainly affected her.

[@TheCatBilbo]

Radioactive? - no, that's harmless like Moonbeams or Unicorn tears. Why, you can even grate it over your food!

[@WAYNESWAYS-ib3cm]

I WISH I HAD A FRIEND LIKE DATA

[@nancyomalley6286]

She was a regular on "The Waltons"

[@brazilfootball]

Welp, now we know how the peer review process was first started lol

[@a70duster]

"I want to examine your data..." - she pronounced like Data's name.

[@gutholz4443]

renaissance-data is right, i wonder what the future-data would think about it or the stoneage-data

[@vpcproduction7070]

little house on the spaceship

[@lyingcat9022]

3:33 Data: “…..are you coming on to me?”

[@apb38]

She's having a hard time dealing with the possibility that she isn't the smartest one in town anymore....by far.

[@Trusteft]

Yet she is smart enough to understand it is for the best to do as he suggests. That's pretty smart.

[@tonya3916]

Yes, she is arrogant in the beginning, but like any wise person, she is able to change her beliefs when presented with evidence.

[@jlsxs]

Star Trek The Next Generation S07E16 Thine Own Self

[@OneWithManyThings]

“…and I want to examine your Data when I return”

[@mit9626]

I can only imagine how Data's has influenced that woman's knowledge of science. They possibly have accelerated their advancement.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

2:53 -- "It's a trick!" "No. It is empirical data. ... Hmmm. Empirical data. Data. Hmmmm ... I wish I could remember my name."

[@hobomike6935]

"Mr. Empirical?" "hmmm, i don't like that name. how 'bout we call himmmmm..... Jayden?" "Jayden. that is acceptable."

[@oOBlackadderOo]

Ah the moment Data brought basically Tschernobyl in a suitcase. For all involved having fun.

[@MisterFusion113]

...I bet she wants to examine his Data in detail. 😏

[@guest6398]

That is the strangest looking microscope I've ever seen. Pretty sure six convex lenses in a row would just create a mess.

[@pwnmeisterage]

It resembles the earliest microscopes - "fleaglasses" or "aquatic microscopes" - used by naturalists. They usually had two or three lenses along with a variety of spares for other magnification modes. Essentially the same design as a modern compound microscope, in principle, importantly lacking tubes around the lenses. I'm guessing the one in this scene is a functional antique (or replica). But they've equipped all the lenses and fixtures onto it at once - a mess which wouldn't work at all - just because it looks more impressive and sophisticated.