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What would happen if you submerged a stargate in the ocean and either dialed out or someone dialed in?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Immediately after dialing? the water occluded by the Kawoosh would be vaporized. After that, not much. Its pretty explicitly stated in an episode (don't remember which) that the gate's event horizon is used to filter out what does or does not pass through the gate. It effectively limits it to only solid matter with momentum, or energy, to pass through it. That's why you can have differing atmospheres, or even a gate in hard vacuum without any negative effect to the opposite side.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The episode 'Watergate' (S04E07) involves a submerged Gate. It apparently can detect the Waterpressure at the event horizont and basically block water from flooding the through the wormwhole to the other side.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This hsppens in an Atlantis episode, "The Shrine," and the gate seems to work. Atlantis has the shield up, luckily, so the water from the dial-in doesn't come through from the flooded gate. The gate does not shut down normally, however, due to water continually attempting to pass through and requires the 38-minute buffer to close the connection. Once it closes, Atlantis dials back out to the flooded gate and sends a jumper through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think it'd flood, I think motion would bring some liquid in though if a physical object of enough mass pushed through. Or the gate would act as if it was buried and there wouldn't be a connection.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think in one of the Russian Stargate episodes you see that the gate . IIRC they send a malp through the gate to the other side, been awhile since I’ve sent it so I could be wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You're right, I didn't remember the episode. It was Watergate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought that Barry Gates still work. They just only create a small bubble that you can't get out of.

But anyways what I mean is is wouldn't the water flow through it if you dialed out and if someone dialed in and then you submerge the gate when the water just be eaten by the gate?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure properly buried gates with no void space just won't lock. That's a pretty interesting question though I think your guess is as good as mine.