The Persistence of Memory, featuring the melting clock
In temporal mechanics, the Dali paradox is a temporal fissure which slows the passage of time to a gradual halt. It is also known as the "melting clock effect." (VOY: "Relativity")
A variant of this occurred when, after the USS Enterprise-D attempted to transfer power to a damaged Template:ShipClass Warbird, an opening in the space-time continuum within the Warbird's artificial quantum singularity caused a number of temporal rifts to appear within the vicinity of the two vessels. (TNG: "Timescape")
- This paradox was apparently named after Salvador Dali's famous painting The Persistence of Memory.