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A '''canary''' is a type of [[Earth]] [[bird]] native to the [[Canary Islands]]. |
A '''canary''' is a type of [[Earth]] [[bird]] native to the [[Canary Islands]]. |
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| − | According to [[Jonathan Archer]], "''[[miner]]s used to take canaries into the tunnels with them. If the canary didn't die, the miners knew the air would be safe to breathe, and they could proceed.''" This analogy was made in reference to the [[Sphere Builders#Sphere Builder Test Subject|Sphere Builder]] who was discovered in a [[Sphere Builder transport pod|transport pod]] as part of an experiment designed to monitor his exposure to normal space. ({{ENT|Harbinger}}) |
+ | According to [[Jonathan Archer]], "''[[miner]]s used to take canaries into the tunnels with them. If the canary didn't die, the miners knew the air would be safe to breathe, and they could proceed.''" This analogy was made in reference to the [[Unnamed Sphere Builders#Sphere Builder Test Subject|Sphere Builder]] who was discovered in a [[Sphere Builder transport pod|transport pod]] as part of an experiment designed to monitor his exposure to normal space. ({{ENT|Harbinger}}) |
[[Thadiun Okona]] once [[joke]]d that "''life is like loading twice your cargo weight onto your [[spacecraft]]. If it's canaries and you keep half of them flying all the time, you're alright.''" ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}}) |
[[Thadiun Okona]] once [[joke]]d that "''life is like loading twice your cargo weight onto your [[spacecraft]]. If it's canaries and you keep half of them flying all the time, you're alright.''" ({{TNG|The Outrageous Okona}}) |
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Revision as of 21:46, 4 June 2010
A canary is a type of Earth bird native to the Canary Islands.
According to Jonathan Archer, "miners used to take canaries into the tunnels with them. If the canary didn't die, the miners knew the air would be safe to breathe, and they could proceed." This analogy was made in reference to the Sphere Builder who was discovered in a transport pod as part of an experiment designed to monitor his exposure to normal space. (ENT: "Harbinger")
Thadiun Okona once joked that "life is like loading twice your cargo weight onto your spacecraft. If it's canaries and you keep half of them flying all the time, you're alright." (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")
The name Yranac is canary backwards.