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* Why does Susan ask Barbara for a book about the [[French Revolution]] and then leave it in the classroom (as revealed when [[Ace]] finds the book in ''Remembrance of the Daleks'')? | * Why does Susan ask Barbara for a book about the [[French Revolution]] and then leave it in the classroom (as revealed when [[Ace]] finds the book in ''Remembrance of the Daleks'')? | ||
::As far as she is concerned at this point she will be at school the next day. | ::As far as she is concerned at this point she will be at school the next day. | ||
::When last seen, Susan is reading the book and stating "that's not right" in response to what she was reading. Perhaps she thought the book was unsuitable and abandoned it. Or she might have speed-read the book right then and there; later, the Doctor would be shown on several occasions to have this ability. It could also have been a different printing of the book as this is a chunky brown book while the version in Remembrance of the Daleks is sleek and black with gold lettering. | |||
* At the end of episode one the caveman shadow is seen to extend much further than it really should. | * At the end of episode one the caveman shadow is seen to extend much further than it really should. | ||
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* Susan's claim to have made up the name TARDIS is not supported by later stories that indicate that it's a term in widespread use on [[Gallifrey]]. | * Susan's claim to have made up the name TARDIS is not supported by later stories that indicate that it's a term in widespread use on [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
::Some names catch on quite quickly. Presumably she thought of it on their planet and others heard it and liked it. The true origins of the term TARDIS and how the Doctor came by this one are still very unclear. | ::Some names catch on quite quickly. Presumably she thought of it on their planet and others heard it and liked it. The true origins of the term TARDIS and how the Doctor came by this one are still very unclear. | ||
::Time Lords speak in Gallifreyan, Susan was therefore the first to invent an English name for the TARDIS and the TARDIS later translated its name whenever it was mentioned by Time Lords to that specfic name. | ::Time Lords speak in Gallifreyan, Susan was therefore the first to invent an English name for the TARDIS and the TARDIS later translated its name whenever it was mentioned by Time Lords to that specfic name. | ||
::As pointed out above, the true origins of the term and how it spread are not yet explained. There's not necessarily any inconsistency, as the possible explanations (such as the ones given here) are numerous. If there were a discontinuity, it would be more properly attributed to later stories. | ::As pointed out above, the true origins of the term and how it spread are not yet explained. There's not necessarily any inconsistency, as the possible explanations (such as the ones given here) are numerous. If there were a discontinuity, it would be more properly attributed to later stories. | ||
::She is a girl and may have been bluffing. | ::She is a girl and may have been bluffing. | ||
:::What does age or gender have to with an individual's propensity to bluff, make false boasts, or any other similar explanation? | |||
::Considering the name TARDIS is simply an acronym, it is highly probable that many people could have 'made up' the name independently. Furthermore, such a name would be very likely to catch on an spread easily. | |||
* Susan states that 5 dimensions have to be used to solve a simple math equation, with the fourth, [[Time]], and the fifth, [[Space]], in addition to the length, width, and height that she was given. However, space is not the fifth dimension according to physics, but is made up of the first three. | * Susan states that 5 dimensions have to be used to solve a simple math equation, with the fourth, [[Time]], and the fifth, [[Space]], in addition to the length, width, and height that she was given. However, space is not the fifth dimension according to physics, but is made up of the first three. | ||
::Susan is not referring to Space in that sense (length, width, height), but more as a hypothetical construct much like Time is. There are multiple dimensions of Space just as there are multiple dimensions of Time. She needed to go at least to the fifth dimension to solve the problem to her satisfaction. | ::Susan is not referring to Space in that sense (length, width, height), but more as a hypothetical construct much like Time is. There are multiple dimensions of Space just as there are multiple dimensions of Time. She needed to go at least to the fifth dimension to solve the problem to her satisfaction. | ||
::Whose to say that "our physics is correct"? In fact the point is that she considers space to be an independent dimension. | |||
*The door closes behind the travellers as they leave - how did it know to do this, and why doesn't it do it in other stories? | *The door closes behind the travellers as they leave - how did it know to do this, and why doesn't it do it in other stories? | ||
