STARGATES
EXIST,
TIMETRAVEL
IS A POSSIBILITY.
Stargate
A
massive, circular ring with an inner track of 39
symbols representing star constellations, capable
of sending people and objects hundreds of
thousands of lightyears via an interstellar
conduit called a Wormhole.
The Stargate, constructed millenia ago by the
Ancients,
is made of the alien mineral Naquadah
and weighs about 64,000 pounds.
One
side of the gate holds nine equally-spaced,
V-shaped locking mechanisms, or "chevrons,"
capable of locking at least seven constellations
in place via a freely-spinning inner track. The
first six glyphs lock down a point in space, while
the seventh represents the Point
of origin. When the seventh chevron locks, an
unstable energy vortex emerges from the gate,
incinerating everything in its wake. Once the
vortex is gone and the event horizon is
established, outbound travel may commence. Once
objects have exited the other side, the Stargate
has the capability of shutting itself off.
The
Stargate is essentially an enormous
superconductor, capable of harnessing power from a
wide variety of energy sources, especially
electricity. The inner track is a safety feature.
When the gate has absorbed enough energy this
track will unlock, allowing a manual dial in case
something dire has occurred to the D.H.D.
The Stargate network extends
beyond our own galaxy, and includes many thousands
of gates. Most gates are paired with a Dial-home
device (D.H.D.), by which a user dials an
address to another world. The S.G.C.
does not have a D.H.D., and instead has rigged a
computer system to access the gate's systems and
dial addresses.
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