Some obvious examples

  • the holodeck gets a fatal software error and people are stuck in a classic novel
  • a shuttle breaks down and crashes into a habitable planet
  • the federation loses a space battle, but thankfully there's some space jungle (nebula, asteroid field, etc) to hide out in, thankfully within sub light distances
  • CascadeOfLight [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    Bridge officers dying in space combat from being thrown off their feet and hitting their head on a panel or screen, or from debris falling on them.

    I feel like wearing the slightest amount of armor (or even just a bike helmet!) into battle would have saved dozens of highly decorated ship captains, even admirals, from abrupt ends to their careers.

    • SupFBI [comrade/them]
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      2 days ago

      Or how about this....harnesses!

      I guess a Ralph Nader sort never existed in the Star Trek timeline.

      • someone [comrade/them, they/them]
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        24 hours ago

        I laughed for a solid minute when I watched the Orville pilot episode and seatbelts were (a) used appropriately and (b) solved an immediate crisis.