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A '''kaleidoscope''' is a circle of mirrors, typically inside of a tube, with colored objects at one end. As the tube is rotated, light entering the end of the kaleidoscope strikes the colored objects and creates a symmetrical pattern in the mirrors. |
A '''kaleidoscope''' is a circle of mirrors, typically inside of a tube, with colored objects at one end. As the tube is rotated, light entering the end of the kaleidoscope strikes the colored objects and creates a symmetrical pattern in the mirrors. |
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| − | When the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} pursued the [[shuttlecraft]] {{ship||Goddard|NCC-1701-D/15}} through a gravity slingshot, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] likened the experience to a kaleidoscopic [[roller coaster]] ride. ({{n| |
+ | When the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} pursued the [[shuttlecraft]] {{ship||Goddard|NCC-1701-D/15}} through a gravity slingshot, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] likened the experience to a kaleidoscopic [[roller coaster]] ride. ({{n|ST|Engines of Destiny}}) |
| + | [[Raiq]] likened the [[Bajoran wormhole]] to a kaleidoscope. ({{n|DS9|Ascendance}}) |
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 3 April 2018
A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors, typically inside of a tube, with colored objects at one end. As the tube is rotated, light entering the end of the kaleidoscope strikes the colored objects and creates a symmetrical pattern in the mirrors.
When the USS Enterprise-D pursued the shuttlecraft Goddard through a gravity slingshot, Captain Jean-Luc Picard likened the experience to a kaleidoscopic roller coaster ride. (ST novel: Engines of Destiny)
Raiq likened the Bajoran wormhole to a kaleidoscope. (DS9 novel: Ascendance)
External link
- Kaleidoscope article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.