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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. | ||
* 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. | ||
*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? | ||
:It sometimes does. The TARDIS, as later shown, is semi-sentient. | ::It sometimes does. The TARDIS, as later shown, is semi-sentient. | ||
*The Cavemen at the end of episode 4 are different to the ones in the rest of the story. | *The Cavemen at the end of episode 4 are different to the ones in the rest of the story. | ||
