# Actual working Starfleet-style communicator to go on sale **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501 "2015-07-07T20:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/21 "2016-07-01T04:49:23Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > …and the real ones they use in the Federation. Heh. What’s the Starfleet inventory number for those, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/22 "2016-07-01T17:34:56Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > The moire thing swirls. The original props used a wristwatch mechanism to turn it, this one uses a miniature stepper motor. I’m disappointed that it’s not backlit though, but the originals weren’t either and it’s made to be as close as possible to the ones they used on the show and the real ones they use in the Federation. Ooo! Dammit, Father’s Day is over. Well, I have a birthday in a couple months. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/23 "2016-07-01T17:37:59Z")
If this is a genuine Star Trek communicator, why does it cost 150 bucks? There’s no _money_ in the Star Trek universe! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/24 "2016-07-03T03:34:47Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > If this is a genuine Star Trek communicator, why does it cost 150 bucks? There’s no _money_ in the Star Trek universe! I’ll sell you a tribble for seven, no, six credits: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8inXKEwDGs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8inXKEwDGs) ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/25 "2016-07-03T05:28:58Z")
I’m waiting for the ST:TNG style lapel pin I can tap with my hand to make a call. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/26 "2024-01-30T14:36:33Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I waited almost a year and they finally delivered. That’s because they are manufactured on Vulcan. LOL ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/27 "2024-01-30T16:36:27Z")
Does the lid flop back down continuously and you get to exclaim “shit” a lot like Shatner? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/28 "2024-01-30T16:49:52Z")
I did some quick research to see if I could determine if you were kidding or if that is actually true. [**I found this on Reddit**.](https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/hzifwf/remember_that_time_years_ago_sto_pissed_off/?rdt=55607) > Shatner is infamously an asshole. Gene Frigging Roddenberry said he was an asshole. > > He demanded more lines than anyone else and would literally sit on set with a red pen, marking out lines from Nimoy and the others in scripts to make sure of it. > > He famously insulted Wil Wheaton (who idolized him) to his face, on set. Wheaton’s told the story repeatedly. > > And there’s the story of the time a fan bumped into him in public, and asked for his autograph. He asked the man how much money he had on him. The man answered $96 (IIRC) and Shatner said to give it to him. Thinking he was just kidding, doing it for a laugh and would give it back, he did. Shatner gave him an autograph and walked off. He wasn’t kidding. > > There are countless stories of him. Being “Shat on” is even a term for it. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/29 "2024-01-30T17:06:01Z")
I saw it on a blooper reel back in high school. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/30 "2024-01-30T17:10:34Z")
AH! Thanks for satisfying my curiosity! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501.md?page=1)