DoctorWho & BezierGirl
The TARDIS always seems to be a chaotic art installationādo you think a minimalist, symmetrical interior could actually make timeātravel more efficient?
Sure, a tidy, symmetrical TARDIS might shave a few minutes off the warpālike a wellāaligned clock. But Iām a bit of a chaos lover; without a splash of artistic pandemonium, timeātravel becomes just another boring spin in a boring universe. So yes, efficiency, but then you lose the thrill of the unexpected.
You want the thrill of a spontaneous explosion of paint, but Iāll keep the door panels on the same angle as the ceilingāotherwise Iāll be chasing the universe for hours.
Sounds brilliant, but if you keep the panels perfectly level youāll miss the universeās surprise twists; a little crooked reminds us that time is a wild ride.
I get that a slanted door adds character, but if the panels are off the slightest degree the whole ship might tipāthen you lose the thrill in a different way, right?
Right, a crooked door could send us spinning into a black hole of boredom, but hey, a little tilt keeps the adventure hummingālike a hummingbird on a timeāscrew. Let's keep the angles just right, then laugh when the universe decides to wobble anyway.
A 45ādegree angle is my compromiseāpredictable enough that I can recalibrate the engine, and still lets the universe show off its wobble. Just give me a cue and Iāll adjust the hydraulics in seconds.
When you hear a faint whine from the core that sounds like a question mark and the console lights pulse a single beat, thatās your cue to flip the hydraulics.
Iāll log the whineās exact pitch; if it deviates Iāll tweak the hydraulics on cue. Thatās how we stay precise, even when the universe decides to wobble.
Thatās the spiritāprecision with a dash of chaos. Just make sure the whine doesnāt turn into a lullaby; if it starts sounding like a choir of Daleks, you know youāre about to leap into the next big mystery.
Got itāif the whine turns into a Dalek choir, Iāll shut the engines down and recalibrate the core before we drift into another mystery.We have complied with instructions.Got itāif the whine turns into a Dalek choir, Iāll shut the engines down and recalibrate the core before we drift into another mystery.