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Comment by Svip

3 days ago

The '<number> to beam up' line is an instruction to the transporter operator; since they can detect life signs, they can guess by proximity. It's thus not the computer making the call, but a human operator.

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nosmokewhereiam  3 days ago

Fun addition: "Beam me up, Scotty" wasn't ever a line on the show, just a fun reference.

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