What does the TARDIS pump?
The interior design of TARDIS changes over time, but one thing remains common among all designs: A transparent vertical tube in the center (around which controls exist).
The interior of tube also changes whenever TARDIS renews it's design, but it always feels like something is pumped whenever TARDIS flies across Time and Space (internal mechanism stand still when TARDIS sits somewhere doing nothing).
What is pumped inside that tube (I don't know it's name if it has one)? Is it Time Vortex (I concluded this because the tube comes out of heart of TARDIS which contains Time Vortex)?
Only canonical answers, please.
doctor-who
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
|
show 13 more comments
The interior design of TARDIS changes over time, but one thing remains common among all designs: A transparent vertical tube in the center (around which controls exist).
The interior of tube also changes whenever TARDIS renews it's design, but it always feels like something is pumped whenever TARDIS flies across Time and Space (internal mechanism stand still when TARDIS sits somewhere doing nothing).
What is pumped inside that tube (I don't know it's name if it has one)? Is it Time Vortex (I concluded this because the tube comes out of heart of TARDIS which contains Time Vortex)?
Only canonical answers, please.
doctor-who
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
1
@Einer - we don't know if the sound has anything to do with a "handbrake", I suspect that was just a joke on River Song's part, since every other TARDIS used by other Time Lords like The Master and the Rani has made the same sound.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:35
1
@Hypnosifl One part of me agrees with calccrypro. The other part says: "But she could fly that thing without the noise!" Maybe the handbrake-part is a pun, but she has demonstrated that the noise is unnecessary - that the Tardis can move without triggering pumping-associations.
– Einer
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@Hypnosifl River Song probably did something right nonetheless. As to why other TARDIS' make the noise: it was probably because the show designers at the time were more concerned with other things than changing an iconic part of Doctor Who (if the Doctor's TARDIS does it, why don't all TARDIS' do it?), and left/put the sound in.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@SachinShekhar Future Doctor? That was mentioned somewhere? I'll admit I don't read the books or comics, but I don't remember hearing about a Future Doctor from River Song in the TV episodes. I do, however, remember her saying something about learning how to fly the TARDIS while the Doctor decided to skip the class.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 17:01
2
Aether. Also, chocolate sauce.
– Chris B. Behrens
Jul 28 '14 at 19:06
|
show 13 more comments
The interior design of TARDIS changes over time, but one thing remains common among all designs: A transparent vertical tube in the center (around which controls exist).
The interior of tube also changes whenever TARDIS renews it's design, but it always feels like something is pumped whenever TARDIS flies across Time and Space (internal mechanism stand still when TARDIS sits somewhere doing nothing).
What is pumped inside that tube (I don't know it's name if it has one)? Is it Time Vortex (I concluded this because the tube comes out of heart of TARDIS which contains Time Vortex)?
Only canonical answers, please.
doctor-who
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
The interior design of TARDIS changes over time, but one thing remains common among all designs: A transparent vertical tube in the center (around which controls exist).
The interior of tube also changes whenever TARDIS renews it's design, but it always feels like something is pumped whenever TARDIS flies across Time and Space (internal mechanism stand still when TARDIS sits somewhere doing nothing).
What is pumped inside that tube (I don't know it's name if it has one)? Is it Time Vortex (I concluded this because the tube comes out of heart of TARDIS which contains Time Vortex)?
Only canonical answers, please.
doctor-who
doctor-who
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
asked Jul 28 '14 at 16:16
S SS S
56.5k94435841
56.5k94435841
1
@Einer - we don't know if the sound has anything to do with a "handbrake", I suspect that was just a joke on River Song's part, since every other TARDIS used by other Time Lords like The Master and the Rani has made the same sound.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:35
1
@Hypnosifl One part of me agrees with calccrypro. The other part says: "But she could fly that thing without the noise!" Maybe the handbrake-part is a pun, but she has demonstrated that the noise is unnecessary - that the Tardis can move without triggering pumping-associations.
– Einer
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@Hypnosifl River Song probably did something right nonetheless. As to why other TARDIS' make the noise: it was probably because the show designers at the time were more concerned with other things than changing an iconic part of Doctor Who (if the Doctor's TARDIS does it, why don't all TARDIS' do it?), and left/put the sound in.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@SachinShekhar Future Doctor? That was mentioned somewhere? I'll admit I don't read the books or comics, but I don't remember hearing about a Future Doctor from River Song in the TV episodes. I do, however, remember her saying something about learning how to fly the TARDIS while the Doctor decided to skip the class.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 17:01
2
Aether. Also, chocolate sauce.
– Chris B. Behrens
Jul 28 '14 at 19:06
|
show 13 more comments
1
@Einer - we don't know if the sound has anything to do with a "handbrake", I suspect that was just a joke on River Song's part, since every other TARDIS used by other Time Lords like The Master and the Rani has made the same sound.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:35
1
@Hypnosifl One part of me agrees with calccrypro. The other part says: "But she could fly that thing without the noise!" Maybe the handbrake-part is a pun, but she has demonstrated that the noise is unnecessary - that the Tardis can move without triggering pumping-associations.
– Einer
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@Hypnosifl River Song probably did something right nonetheless. As to why other TARDIS' make the noise: it was probably because the show designers at the time were more concerned with other things than changing an iconic part of Doctor Who (if the Doctor's TARDIS does it, why don't all TARDIS' do it?), and left/put the sound in.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@SachinShekhar Future Doctor? That was mentioned somewhere? I'll admit I don't read the books or comics, but I don't remember hearing about a Future Doctor from River Song in the TV episodes. I do, however, remember her saying something about learning how to fly the TARDIS while the Doctor decided to skip the class.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 17:01
2
Aether. Also, chocolate sauce.
– Chris B. Behrens
Jul 28 '14 at 19:06
1
1
@Einer - we don't know if the sound has anything to do with a "handbrake", I suspect that was just a joke on River Song's part, since every other TARDIS used by other Time Lords like The Master and the Rani has made the same sound.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:35
@Einer - we don't know if the sound has anything to do with a "handbrake", I suspect that was just a joke on River Song's part, since every other TARDIS used by other Time Lords like The Master and the Rani has made the same sound.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:35
1
1
@Hypnosifl One part of me agrees with calccrypro. The other part says: "But she could fly that thing without the noise!" Maybe the handbrake-part is a pun, but she has demonstrated that the noise is unnecessary - that the Tardis can move without triggering pumping-associations.
– Einer
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
@Hypnosifl One part of me agrees with calccrypro. The other part says: "But she could fly that thing without the noise!" Maybe the handbrake-part is a pun, but she has demonstrated that the noise is unnecessary - that the Tardis can move without triggering pumping-associations.
– Einer
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
1
@Hypnosifl River Song probably did something right nonetheless. As to why other TARDIS' make the noise: it was probably because the show designers at the time were more concerned with other things than changing an iconic part of Doctor Who (if the Doctor's TARDIS does it, why don't all TARDIS' do it?), and left/put the sound in.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
@Hypnosifl River Song probably did something right nonetheless. As to why other TARDIS' make the noise: it was probably because the show designers at the time were more concerned with other things than changing an iconic part of Doctor Who (if the Doctor's TARDIS does it, why don't all TARDIS' do it?), and left/put the sound in.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
1
@SachinShekhar Future Doctor? That was mentioned somewhere? I'll admit I don't read the books or comics, but I don't remember hearing about a Future Doctor from River Song in the TV episodes. I do, however, remember her saying something about learning how to fly the TARDIS while the Doctor decided to skip the class.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 17:01
@SachinShekhar Future Doctor? That was mentioned somewhere? I'll admit I don't read the books or comics, but I don't remember hearing about a Future Doctor from River Song in the TV episodes. I do, however, remember her saying something about learning how to fly the TARDIS while the Doctor decided to skip the class.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 17:01
2
2
Aether. Also, chocolate sauce.
– Chris B. Behrens
Jul 28 '14 at 19:06
Aether. Also, chocolate sauce.
– Chris B. Behrens
Jul 28 '14 at 19:06
|
show 13 more comments
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
The "pump" as you call it is called the time rotor. This was mentioned by at least the First Doctor and probably a few times in the new series as well. I don't remember specific lines/episodes well enough to say where and when.
The TARDIS Data Core's description makes it seem like a glorified status indicator that signifies the TARDIS' engines are operating properly:
The time rotor was a component in the central column of the TARDIS
console. While the TARDIS was in flight, the rotor rose and fell,
stopping when the TARDIS reached a destination. It was associated with
the 'whooshing' noise heard when the TARDIS was in flight. The time
rotor was connected to the lower engines; hence as the TARDIS moved
the rotor moved accordingly. As well as signifying the TARDIS'
movement, the rotor was also known to stop working when something went
wrong, e.g. the rotor stopped moving as the TARDIS engines stalled.
This might be rectified by thumping the console.
As to what the rotor actually does, the answer is probably whatever a writer decides it does, or it just goes up and down because thats what it does.
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
That doesn't really answer the question of "what is pumped". However, there's no real reason to think the up-and-down movement of the time rotor is because it's "pumping" some substance, and there's no mention of such a thing in the fairly extensive "time rotor" article on the Doctor Who wiki: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_rotor ...also as noted in the article, the Rani's TARDIS had a different type of time rotor involving a set of rotating rings (similar to the ones on Krypton in the original Superman movie) that weren't in a tube, so apparently a Time Rotor doesn't need to rise and fall.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:32
@Hypnosifl fair enough. I added a bit. From the wiki, it seems like the rotor doesn't really do much
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:39
nice job, although I would quibble with the idea that there's any reason to think its movement was a mere "status indicator", as opposed to something more functional. Maybe you got that from the use of "signifying" but I think that was just a word choice of some random wiki editor that you shouldn't read too much into, they may have just meant that the show's designers use it as a signifier of travel to the audience, not that its specific purpose is to "signify" anything to the characters in an in-universe sense.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 17:20
1
We can in fact be pretty sure that it does something useful, as the TARDIS has been grounded more than once when there was a problem specifically with the Time Rotor.
– Darael
Jul 29 '14 at 19:59
1
Shouldn't a rotor... rotate? But hey, if you can reverse to polarity of particles that don't have polarity, why not a rotor that goes up and down?
– KSmarts
Feb 19 '15 at 16:15
|
show 1 more comment
Like others have said it is the Time Rotor, and when charged and liberated, it will begin to go up and down, making that whoosing sound, pumping Artron Energy into the Dynamorphic Generators and the Dematerialisation Circuit, allowing the displacement of the TARDIS (via normal space or via Time Vortex).
Also, there are Time Rotors that don't go up and down, like the one in the Junkyard TARDIS from the Doctor's Wife.
EDIT: Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
Haha.. Nice one. Any citation for that? Or, you just made everything up by yourself?
– S S
Dec 4 '14 at 5:45
1
whoniverse.net/tardis/dynomorphicpower
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:15
whoniverse.net/tardis/timecolumn Also, in the 7 season when one of the Van Vaalen bros pointed the console with the Intelligent sensor, getting the result of Conceptual Geometers and Dynamorphic generators, so they are at least located in the control room.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:17
1
That page contains the contens of the series, the comics, the audio books and the movies, is one of the biggest and more extended that i have found, that merge all the contents marking then by source. I just dont see the point in make such a big marked archive that is all fake. Also it is marked when it is speculated theories or unofficial.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:04
1
Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:24
|
show 4 more comments
actually the Time Rotor stores power for the demat circuit and when it is moving that means it is dematerializing or in flight but it uses the stored power for the demat
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
3
A reference would be amazing. First time I hear about this.
– tilley31
Mar 13 at 19:50
2
If you can provide some proof for this claim, it's likely your downvotes will become upvotes.
– Valorum
Mar 13 at 20:03
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "186"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f64256%2fwhat-does-the-tardis-pump%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
The "pump" as you call it is called the time rotor. This was mentioned by at least the First Doctor and probably a few times in the new series as well. I don't remember specific lines/episodes well enough to say where and when.
The TARDIS Data Core's description makes it seem like a glorified status indicator that signifies the TARDIS' engines are operating properly:
The time rotor was a component in the central column of the TARDIS
console. While the TARDIS was in flight, the rotor rose and fell,
stopping when the TARDIS reached a destination. It was associated with
the 'whooshing' noise heard when the TARDIS was in flight. The time
rotor was connected to the lower engines; hence as the TARDIS moved
the rotor moved accordingly. As well as signifying the TARDIS'
movement, the rotor was also known to stop working when something went
wrong, e.g. the rotor stopped moving as the TARDIS engines stalled.
This might be rectified by thumping the console.
As to what the rotor actually does, the answer is probably whatever a writer decides it does, or it just goes up and down because thats what it does.
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
That doesn't really answer the question of "what is pumped". However, there's no real reason to think the up-and-down movement of the time rotor is because it's "pumping" some substance, and there's no mention of such a thing in the fairly extensive "time rotor" article on the Doctor Who wiki: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_rotor ...also as noted in the article, the Rani's TARDIS had a different type of time rotor involving a set of rotating rings (similar to the ones on Krypton in the original Superman movie) that weren't in a tube, so apparently a Time Rotor doesn't need to rise and fall.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:32
@Hypnosifl fair enough. I added a bit. From the wiki, it seems like the rotor doesn't really do much
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:39
nice job, although I would quibble with the idea that there's any reason to think its movement was a mere "status indicator", as opposed to something more functional. Maybe you got that from the use of "signifying" but I think that was just a word choice of some random wiki editor that you shouldn't read too much into, they may have just meant that the show's designers use it as a signifier of travel to the audience, not that its specific purpose is to "signify" anything to the characters in an in-universe sense.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 17:20
1
We can in fact be pretty sure that it does something useful, as the TARDIS has been grounded more than once when there was a problem specifically with the Time Rotor.
– Darael
Jul 29 '14 at 19:59
1
Shouldn't a rotor... rotate? But hey, if you can reverse to polarity of particles that don't have polarity, why not a rotor that goes up and down?
– KSmarts
Feb 19 '15 at 16:15
|
show 1 more comment
The "pump" as you call it is called the time rotor. This was mentioned by at least the First Doctor and probably a few times in the new series as well. I don't remember specific lines/episodes well enough to say where and when.
The TARDIS Data Core's description makes it seem like a glorified status indicator that signifies the TARDIS' engines are operating properly:
The time rotor was a component in the central column of the TARDIS
console. While the TARDIS was in flight, the rotor rose and fell,
stopping when the TARDIS reached a destination. It was associated with
the 'whooshing' noise heard when the TARDIS was in flight. The time
rotor was connected to the lower engines; hence as the TARDIS moved
the rotor moved accordingly. As well as signifying the TARDIS'
movement, the rotor was also known to stop working when something went
wrong, e.g. the rotor stopped moving as the TARDIS engines stalled.
This might be rectified by thumping the console.
As to what the rotor actually does, the answer is probably whatever a writer decides it does, or it just goes up and down because thats what it does.
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
That doesn't really answer the question of "what is pumped". However, there's no real reason to think the up-and-down movement of the time rotor is because it's "pumping" some substance, and there's no mention of such a thing in the fairly extensive "time rotor" article on the Doctor Who wiki: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_rotor ...also as noted in the article, the Rani's TARDIS had a different type of time rotor involving a set of rotating rings (similar to the ones on Krypton in the original Superman movie) that weren't in a tube, so apparently a Time Rotor doesn't need to rise and fall.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:32
@Hypnosifl fair enough. I added a bit. From the wiki, it seems like the rotor doesn't really do much
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:39
nice job, although I would quibble with the idea that there's any reason to think its movement was a mere "status indicator", as opposed to something more functional. Maybe you got that from the use of "signifying" but I think that was just a word choice of some random wiki editor that you shouldn't read too much into, they may have just meant that the show's designers use it as a signifier of travel to the audience, not that its specific purpose is to "signify" anything to the characters in an in-universe sense.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 17:20
1
We can in fact be pretty sure that it does something useful, as the TARDIS has been grounded more than once when there was a problem specifically with the Time Rotor.
– Darael
Jul 29 '14 at 19:59
1
Shouldn't a rotor... rotate? But hey, if you can reverse to polarity of particles that don't have polarity, why not a rotor that goes up and down?
– KSmarts
Feb 19 '15 at 16:15
|
show 1 more comment
The "pump" as you call it is called the time rotor. This was mentioned by at least the First Doctor and probably a few times in the new series as well. I don't remember specific lines/episodes well enough to say where and when.
The TARDIS Data Core's description makes it seem like a glorified status indicator that signifies the TARDIS' engines are operating properly:
The time rotor was a component in the central column of the TARDIS
console. While the TARDIS was in flight, the rotor rose and fell,
stopping when the TARDIS reached a destination. It was associated with
the 'whooshing' noise heard when the TARDIS was in flight. The time
rotor was connected to the lower engines; hence as the TARDIS moved
the rotor moved accordingly. As well as signifying the TARDIS'
movement, the rotor was also known to stop working when something went
wrong, e.g. the rotor stopped moving as the TARDIS engines stalled.
This might be rectified by thumping the console.
As to what the rotor actually does, the answer is probably whatever a writer decides it does, or it just goes up and down because thats what it does.
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
The "pump" as you call it is called the time rotor. This was mentioned by at least the First Doctor and probably a few times in the new series as well. I don't remember specific lines/episodes well enough to say where and when.
The TARDIS Data Core's description makes it seem like a glorified status indicator that signifies the TARDIS' engines are operating properly:
The time rotor was a component in the central column of the TARDIS
console. While the TARDIS was in flight, the rotor rose and fell,
stopping when the TARDIS reached a destination. It was associated with
the 'whooshing' noise heard when the TARDIS was in flight. The time
rotor was connected to the lower engines; hence as the TARDIS moved
the rotor moved accordingly. As well as signifying the TARDIS'
movement, the rotor was also known to stop working when something went
wrong, e.g. the rotor stopped moving as the TARDIS engines stalled.
This might be rectified by thumping the console.
As to what the rotor actually does, the answer is probably whatever a writer decides it does, or it just goes up and down because thats what it does.
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
edited Jul 28 '14 at 19:01
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:29
calccryptocalccrypto
5,25842940
5,25842940
That doesn't really answer the question of "what is pumped". However, there's no real reason to think the up-and-down movement of the time rotor is because it's "pumping" some substance, and there's no mention of such a thing in the fairly extensive "time rotor" article on the Doctor Who wiki: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_rotor ...also as noted in the article, the Rani's TARDIS had a different type of time rotor involving a set of rotating rings (similar to the ones on Krypton in the original Superman movie) that weren't in a tube, so apparently a Time Rotor doesn't need to rise and fall.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:32
@Hypnosifl fair enough. I added a bit. From the wiki, it seems like the rotor doesn't really do much
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:39
nice job, although I would quibble with the idea that there's any reason to think its movement was a mere "status indicator", as opposed to something more functional. Maybe you got that from the use of "signifying" but I think that was just a word choice of some random wiki editor that you shouldn't read too much into, they may have just meant that the show's designers use it as a signifier of travel to the audience, not that its specific purpose is to "signify" anything to the characters in an in-universe sense.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 17:20
1
We can in fact be pretty sure that it does something useful, as the TARDIS has been grounded more than once when there was a problem specifically with the Time Rotor.
– Darael
Jul 29 '14 at 19:59
1
Shouldn't a rotor... rotate? But hey, if you can reverse to polarity of particles that don't have polarity, why not a rotor that goes up and down?
– KSmarts
Feb 19 '15 at 16:15
|
show 1 more comment
That doesn't really answer the question of "what is pumped". However, there's no real reason to think the up-and-down movement of the time rotor is because it's "pumping" some substance, and there's no mention of such a thing in the fairly extensive "time rotor" article on the Doctor Who wiki: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_rotor ...also as noted in the article, the Rani's TARDIS had a different type of time rotor involving a set of rotating rings (similar to the ones on Krypton in the original Superman movie) that weren't in a tube, so apparently a Time Rotor doesn't need to rise and fall.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:32
@Hypnosifl fair enough. I added a bit. From the wiki, it seems like the rotor doesn't really do much
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:39
nice job, although I would quibble with the idea that there's any reason to think its movement was a mere "status indicator", as opposed to something more functional. Maybe you got that from the use of "signifying" but I think that was just a word choice of some random wiki editor that you shouldn't read too much into, they may have just meant that the show's designers use it as a signifier of travel to the audience, not that its specific purpose is to "signify" anything to the characters in an in-universe sense.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 17:20
1
We can in fact be pretty sure that it does something useful, as the TARDIS has been grounded more than once when there was a problem specifically with the Time Rotor.
– Darael
Jul 29 '14 at 19:59
1
Shouldn't a rotor... rotate? But hey, if you can reverse to polarity of particles that don't have polarity, why not a rotor that goes up and down?
– KSmarts
Feb 19 '15 at 16:15
That doesn't really answer the question of "what is pumped". However, there's no real reason to think the up-and-down movement of the time rotor is because it's "pumping" some substance, and there's no mention of such a thing in the fairly extensive "time rotor" article on the Doctor Who wiki: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_rotor ...also as noted in the article, the Rani's TARDIS had a different type of time rotor involving a set of rotating rings (similar to the ones on Krypton in the original Superman movie) that weren't in a tube, so apparently a Time Rotor doesn't need to rise and fall.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:32
That doesn't really answer the question of "what is pumped". However, there's no real reason to think the up-and-down movement of the time rotor is because it's "pumping" some substance, and there's no mention of such a thing in the fairly extensive "time rotor" article on the Doctor Who wiki: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_rotor ...also as noted in the article, the Rani's TARDIS had a different type of time rotor involving a set of rotating rings (similar to the ones on Krypton in the original Superman movie) that weren't in a tube, so apparently a Time Rotor doesn't need to rise and fall.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:32
@Hypnosifl fair enough. I added a bit. From the wiki, it seems like the rotor doesn't really do much
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:39
@Hypnosifl fair enough. I added a bit. From the wiki, it seems like the rotor doesn't really do much
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:39
nice job, although I would quibble with the idea that there's any reason to think its movement was a mere "status indicator", as opposed to something more functional. Maybe you got that from the use of "signifying" but I think that was just a word choice of some random wiki editor that you shouldn't read too much into, they may have just meant that the show's designers use it as a signifier of travel to the audience, not that its specific purpose is to "signify" anything to the characters in an in-universe sense.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 17:20
nice job, although I would quibble with the idea that there's any reason to think its movement was a mere "status indicator", as opposed to something more functional. Maybe you got that from the use of "signifying" but I think that was just a word choice of some random wiki editor that you shouldn't read too much into, they may have just meant that the show's designers use it as a signifier of travel to the audience, not that its specific purpose is to "signify" anything to the characters in an in-universe sense.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 17:20
1
1
We can in fact be pretty sure that it does something useful, as the TARDIS has been grounded more than once when there was a problem specifically with the Time Rotor.
– Darael
Jul 29 '14 at 19:59
We can in fact be pretty sure that it does something useful, as the TARDIS has been grounded more than once when there was a problem specifically with the Time Rotor.
– Darael
Jul 29 '14 at 19:59
1
1
Shouldn't a rotor... rotate? But hey, if you can reverse to polarity of particles that don't have polarity, why not a rotor that goes up and down?
– KSmarts
Feb 19 '15 at 16:15
Shouldn't a rotor... rotate? But hey, if you can reverse to polarity of particles that don't have polarity, why not a rotor that goes up and down?
– KSmarts
Feb 19 '15 at 16:15
|
show 1 more comment
Like others have said it is the Time Rotor, and when charged and liberated, it will begin to go up and down, making that whoosing sound, pumping Artron Energy into the Dynamorphic Generators and the Dematerialisation Circuit, allowing the displacement of the TARDIS (via normal space or via Time Vortex).
Also, there are Time Rotors that don't go up and down, like the one in the Junkyard TARDIS from the Doctor's Wife.
EDIT: Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
Haha.. Nice one. Any citation for that? Or, you just made everything up by yourself?
– S S
Dec 4 '14 at 5:45
1
whoniverse.net/tardis/dynomorphicpower
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:15
whoniverse.net/tardis/timecolumn Also, in the 7 season when one of the Van Vaalen bros pointed the console with the Intelligent sensor, getting the result of Conceptual Geometers and Dynamorphic generators, so they are at least located in the control room.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:17
1
That page contains the contens of the series, the comics, the audio books and the movies, is one of the biggest and more extended that i have found, that merge all the contents marking then by source. I just dont see the point in make such a big marked archive that is all fake. Also it is marked when it is speculated theories or unofficial.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:04
1
Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:24
|
show 4 more comments
Like others have said it is the Time Rotor, and when charged and liberated, it will begin to go up and down, making that whoosing sound, pumping Artron Energy into the Dynamorphic Generators and the Dematerialisation Circuit, allowing the displacement of the TARDIS (via normal space or via Time Vortex).
Also, there are Time Rotors that don't go up and down, like the one in the Junkyard TARDIS from the Doctor's Wife.
EDIT: Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
Haha.. Nice one. Any citation for that? Or, you just made everything up by yourself?
– S S
Dec 4 '14 at 5:45
1
whoniverse.net/tardis/dynomorphicpower
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:15
whoniverse.net/tardis/timecolumn Also, in the 7 season when one of the Van Vaalen bros pointed the console with the Intelligent sensor, getting the result of Conceptual Geometers and Dynamorphic generators, so they are at least located in the control room.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:17
1
That page contains the contens of the series, the comics, the audio books and the movies, is one of the biggest and more extended that i have found, that merge all the contents marking then by source. I just dont see the point in make such a big marked archive that is all fake. Also it is marked when it is speculated theories or unofficial.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:04
1
Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:24
|
show 4 more comments
Like others have said it is the Time Rotor, and when charged and liberated, it will begin to go up and down, making that whoosing sound, pumping Artron Energy into the Dynamorphic Generators and the Dematerialisation Circuit, allowing the displacement of the TARDIS (via normal space or via Time Vortex).
Also, there are Time Rotors that don't go up and down, like the one in the Junkyard TARDIS from the Doctor's Wife.
EDIT: Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
Like others have said it is the Time Rotor, and when charged and liberated, it will begin to go up and down, making that whoosing sound, pumping Artron Energy into the Dynamorphic Generators and the Dematerialisation Circuit, allowing the displacement of the TARDIS (via normal space or via Time Vortex).
Also, there are Time Rotors that don't go up and down, like the one in the Junkyard TARDIS from the Doctor's Wife.
EDIT: Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
edited Dec 5 '14 at 20:59
Mark Rogers
15.1k1389142
15.1k1389142
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
answered Dec 3 '14 at 17:47
KmiKmi
42726
42726
Haha.. Nice one. Any citation for that? Or, you just made everything up by yourself?
– S S
Dec 4 '14 at 5:45
1
whoniverse.net/tardis/dynomorphicpower
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:15
whoniverse.net/tardis/timecolumn Also, in the 7 season when one of the Van Vaalen bros pointed the console with the Intelligent sensor, getting the result of Conceptual Geometers and Dynamorphic generators, so they are at least located in the control room.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:17
1
That page contains the contens of the series, the comics, the audio books and the movies, is one of the biggest and more extended that i have found, that merge all the contents marking then by source. I just dont see the point in make such a big marked archive that is all fake. Also it is marked when it is speculated theories or unofficial.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:04
1
Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:24
|
show 4 more comments
Haha.. Nice one. Any citation for that? Or, you just made everything up by yourself?
– S S
Dec 4 '14 at 5:45
1
whoniverse.net/tardis/dynomorphicpower
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:15
whoniverse.net/tardis/timecolumn Also, in the 7 season when one of the Van Vaalen bros pointed the console with the Intelligent sensor, getting the result of Conceptual Geometers and Dynamorphic generators, so they are at least located in the control room.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:17
1
That page contains the contens of the series, the comics, the audio books and the movies, is one of the biggest and more extended that i have found, that merge all the contents marking then by source. I just dont see the point in make such a big marked archive that is all fake. Also it is marked when it is speculated theories or unofficial.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:04
1
Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:24
Haha.. Nice one. Any citation for that? Or, you just made everything up by yourself?
– S S
Dec 4 '14 at 5:45
Haha.. Nice one. Any citation for that? Or, you just made everything up by yourself?
– S S
Dec 4 '14 at 5:45
1
1
whoniverse.net/tardis/dynomorphicpower
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:15
whoniverse.net/tardis/dynomorphicpower
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:15
whoniverse.net/tardis/timecolumn Also, in the 7 season when one of the Van Vaalen bros pointed the console with the Intelligent sensor, getting the result of Conceptual Geometers and Dynamorphic generators, so they are at least located in the control room.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:17
whoniverse.net/tardis/timecolumn Also, in the 7 season when one of the Van Vaalen bros pointed the console with the Intelligent sensor, getting the result of Conceptual Geometers and Dynamorphic generators, so they are at least located in the control room.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 10:17
1
1
That page contains the contens of the series, the comics, the audio books and the movies, is one of the biggest and more extended that i have found, that merge all the contents marking then by source. I just dont see the point in make such a big marked archive that is all fake. Also it is marked when it is speculated theories or unofficial.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:04
That page contains the contens of the series, the comics, the audio books and the movies, is one of the biggest and more extended that i have found, that merge all the contents marking then by source. I just dont see the point in make such a big marked archive that is all fake. Also it is marked when it is speculated theories or unofficial.
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:04
1
1
Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:24
Its not like it "pumps", it allows the energy to be pumped:"the Rotor provides access to the richest source of temporal energy on a TARDIS. The Rotor holds the power of the Heart of the TARDIS in check by "weighing it down" to prevent its escape" "Each space-time jump drains the Time Rotor's Energy Storage Unit""It takes a TARDIS 12 minutes to charge the Energy Storage Unit with Temporal Energy for another space-time jump. This is done using the Temporal Reactors fuelled by Artron Energy."
– Kmi
Dec 4 '14 at 13:24
|
show 4 more comments
actually the Time Rotor stores power for the demat circuit and when it is moving that means it is dematerializing or in flight but it uses the stored power for the demat
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
3
A reference would be amazing. First time I hear about this.
– tilley31
Mar 13 at 19:50
2
If you can provide some proof for this claim, it's likely your downvotes will become upvotes.
– Valorum
Mar 13 at 20:03
add a comment |
actually the Time Rotor stores power for the demat circuit and when it is moving that means it is dematerializing or in flight but it uses the stored power for the demat
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
3
A reference would be amazing. First time I hear about this.
– tilley31
Mar 13 at 19:50
2
If you can provide some proof for this claim, it's likely your downvotes will become upvotes.
– Valorum
Mar 13 at 20:03
add a comment |
actually the Time Rotor stores power for the demat circuit and when it is moving that means it is dematerializing or in flight but it uses the stored power for the demat
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
actually the Time Rotor stores power for the demat circuit and when it is moving that means it is dematerializing or in flight but it uses the stored power for the demat
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
answered Mar 13 at 19:30
squidyfan squidyfansquidyfan squidyfan
1
1
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
New contributor
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
squidyfan squidyfan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
3
A reference would be amazing. First time I hear about this.
– tilley31
Mar 13 at 19:50
2
If you can provide some proof for this claim, it's likely your downvotes will become upvotes.
– Valorum
Mar 13 at 20:03
add a comment |
3
A reference would be amazing. First time I hear about this.
– tilley31
Mar 13 at 19:50
2
If you can provide some proof for this claim, it's likely your downvotes will become upvotes.
– Valorum
Mar 13 at 20:03
3
3
A reference would be amazing. First time I hear about this.
– tilley31
Mar 13 at 19:50
A reference would be amazing. First time I hear about this.
– tilley31
Mar 13 at 19:50
2
2
If you can provide some proof for this claim, it's likely your downvotes will become upvotes.
– Valorum
Mar 13 at 20:03
If you can provide some proof for this claim, it's likely your downvotes will become upvotes.
– Valorum
Mar 13 at 20:03
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f64256%2fwhat-does-the-tardis-pump%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
1
@Einer - we don't know if the sound has anything to do with a "handbrake", I suspect that was just a joke on River Song's part, since every other TARDIS used by other Time Lords like The Master and the Rani has made the same sound.
– Hypnosifl
Jul 28 '14 at 16:35
1
@Hypnosifl One part of me agrees with calccrypro. The other part says: "But she could fly that thing without the noise!" Maybe the handbrake-part is a pun, but she has demonstrated that the noise is unnecessary - that the Tardis can move without triggering pumping-associations.
– Einer
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@Hypnosifl River Song probably did something right nonetheless. As to why other TARDIS' make the noise: it was probably because the show designers at the time were more concerned with other things than changing an iconic part of Doctor Who (if the Doctor's TARDIS does it, why don't all TARDIS' do it?), and left/put the sound in.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 16:48
1
@SachinShekhar Future Doctor? That was mentioned somewhere? I'll admit I don't read the books or comics, but I don't remember hearing about a Future Doctor from River Song in the TV episodes. I do, however, remember her saying something about learning how to fly the TARDIS while the Doctor decided to skip the class.
– calccrypto
Jul 28 '14 at 17:01
2
Aether. Also, chocolate sauce.
– Chris B. Behrens
Jul 28 '14 at 19:06