Pon farr can be also triggered by infection. When he experienced pon farr in the Delta Quadrant, Tuvok of Voyager made use of a holodeck simulation of his wife to relieve his condition. However, both these methods are only used as a last resort. The other option is a ritual combat, usually fought over a potential mate, that can calm the rages of pon farr. If a mate is not available, there are two other options that will relieve the effects of the pon farr, the first being meditation, where the Vulcan must overcome the urge to mate through mental discipline. Once triggered, Vulcans must have sexual contact with someone, preferably their mate, or else face insanity and death. Periodically (every seven years for males, an undisclosed interval for females), Vulcans experience an overpowering mating drive known as pon farr.
This facial feature is usually not viewed with any prejudice or suspicion. This may be a vestigial or atavistic characteristic from archaic generations of the Vulcan race. The internal layout of Vulcan organs differs somewhat from that of humans, with the Vulcan heart located roughly where the human liver is situated.Ī small minority of Vulcans have a small V-shaped ridge above the bridge of their nose, similar to Romulans (among whom this attribute is common). It is also mentioned in the Enterprise episode "The Forge" during a journey across desert terrain, T'Pol says her inner eyelid protects her eyes in lieu of wearing sunglasses.
Spock's inner eyelid was activated in the Original Series episode "Operation: Annihilate!". In some circumstances the activation of the eyelid causes temporary blindness. Vulcans possess an inner eyelid, possibly analogous to a nictitating membrane, which protects their vision from bright lights, a physical adaptation that evolved due to the race's long-term exposure to desert conditions. (It has not yet been established whether Vulcan males have the same sense of smell.) Vulcan females have a strong sense of smell, and Vulcans serving on Earth vessels initially required medication to lessen the odor of humans. They are also able to breath a much thinner atmosphere than humans, due to the atmospheric conditions on the planet Vulcan. In the original series episode "The Deadly Years" when Spock was affected by rapid aging he noted how cold the ship seemed, and he responded by turning the temperature in his room up to well above 100 ☏ (38 ☌). Vulcans can also tolerate higher temperatures than humans can. It may also be attributed to their superior mental discipline. The strength of Vulcans is often attributed to Vulcan's gravity being significantly greater than Earth's. A Vulcan of less than a century in age is still considered young.
Vulcans tend to be stronger and longer-lived than humans-Sarek lived just over two centuries and it has been suggested that Vulcans have a life expectancy of at least 250 Earth years. Vulcans, like humans, come in different races, with known Vulcans physically resembling humans of European, African, and Asian descent however, most Vulcans have a vaguely Eurasian appearance. Vulcan blood is copper-based and is green when oxygenated in the arteries and is copper or rust colored when deoxygenated in the veins. 1: Certifiable U.S.The main external characteristics that distinguish Vulcans from humans are arched eyebrows and pointed ears. Huge typo spotted on new $50 note ()īank alerted to Joyce coin risk (The Herald of Dublin)Įrror Is Human, Pt. Plus: the best kind of money is found money - unless you're in Grand Haven, Michigan, where a guy who dropped $30,000 in cash is expecting that you return it. Most of the errors get caught before being sent into circulation. Creating currency is a complex process, so it’s only natural that there are flaws. They left out an I in the word “responsibility,” and no one in the country is apparently missing the irony of misspelling that particular word and not catching it until 46 million of them had been sent out into the financial world.
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