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| − | A '''donut''' was a [[maneuver|driving maneuver]] that involved driving an [[automobile]] in circles continuously, causing the [[tire]]s to make skid marks in the shape of a circle. |
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| + | A '''donut''' was a [[maneuver]] that involved driving a vehicle in a circle. The maneuver could be done by [[starship]]s in [[spaceflight]], by way of a sustained circular drift. |
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| + | In [[2257]], [[Keyla Detmer]] performed such a maneuver with the {{USS|Discovery}} over the [[planet]] [[Terralysium]], allowing the [[gravity|gravitational effect]] of a [[dark-matter asteroid]] to capture radioactive debris from Terralysium's [[ring system]], preventing it from colliding with the surface. ({{DIS|New Eden}}) |
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| − | The name "donut" came from the [[Earth]] [[food|pastry]] [[Doughnut|of the same name]], which was circular in shape, much like the maneuver caused the [[driver]] and the [[land vehicle|vehicle]] to spin in circles. |
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| − | Although the maneuver was typically only done by [[car]]s or similar vehicles, it could also be done by [[starship]]s in [[spaceflight]]. [[Keyla Detmer]] performed the maneuver with the {{USS|Discovery}}, when they were using the [[gravity]] of an [[interstellar asteroid]] to divert [[radiation|deadly rays]] in the planet [[Terralysium]]'s [[ring system]] to a safe distance from the [[planet]], so as to save the [[human]] [[population|populous]] from an [[extinction-level event]]. ({{DIS|New Eden}}) |
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Revision as of 16:28, 25 January 2019
For the Earth food, please see doughnut.
A donut was a maneuver that involved driving a vehicle in a circle. The maneuver could be done by starships in spaceflight, by way of a sustained circular drift.
In 2257, Keyla Detmer performed such a maneuver with the USS Discovery over the planet Terralysium, allowing the gravitational effect of a dark-matter asteroid to capture radioactive debris from Terralysium's ring system, preventing it from colliding with the surface. (DIS: "New Eden")