Stupid stuff you thought about as a child

[Griselda]

My parents watched Star Trek when I was growing up. When the ship would take a hit, the crew would put their heads down and brace themselves. I asked my dad why they were doing that, and he told me that they had all died and the come back to life. I think what he really meant was, "shut up, I'm trying to watch this." But, the idea that the Enterprise crew had multiple lives generated about a thousand more questions, none of which were answered because I was quickly shooed out of the room.

So, I spent a lot of time wondering about the mechanics of immortality among Star Trek characters until I figured it out.

-Griselda