Alex Henteloff: Nichols
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[faced with a 20th century computer]
Scotty : Computer! Computer?
[He's handed a mouse, and he speaks into it]
Scotty : Hello, computer.
Dr. Nichols : Just use the keyboard.
Scotty : Keyboard. How quaint.
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Scotty : Well, this is a fine place you have here, Dr. Nichols.
Dr. Nichols : Thank you. I must say, Professor, your knowledge of engineering is most impressive.
Scotty : Yes.
McCoy : Back home, we call him the miracle worker.
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Scotty : I noticed you're still working with polymers.
Dr. Nichols : Still? What else would I be working with?
Scotty : Aye, what else, indeed? I'll put it another way. How thick would a piece of your Plexiglass need to be, at 60 feet by 10 feet, to withstand the pressure of 18,000 cubic feet of water?
Dr. Nichols : Oh, that's easy. Six inches. We carry stuff that big in stock.
Scotty : I, uh, noticed. Now suppose, just suppose, I were to show you a way to manufacture a wall that would do the same job, but be only one inch thick. Would that be worth something to you, eh?
Dr. Nichols : You're joking.
McCoy : Perhaps the professor could use your computer.
Dr. Nichols : Please.
