Talk:Naquadah

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[edit] Spelling

"There are several different spellings of Naquadah, including Naqahdah and Naquada. Naquadah is the method used in most official sources, so it is the one used for the purposes of this article."

But absolutely all these sources which would use the spelling with the u are inferior to the show's canon, which clearly presented the spelling as naqahdah. It was literally written on screen, when the Goa'uld buster was presented at the SGC. On this note, a screenshot of this diagram would be most useful.

Naqaudah is a phonetic alteration, just as much as O'neill says Gould instead of Goa'uld. Or like fans write Asguards, Azgards or else. If we plan to present correct information, and actually avoid readers thinking naquadah is the correct spelling, the change has to be made here, because the more we continue with the non canon spelling, the more it will be considered valid, while it is not. Mister Oragahn 00:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

• Naquadah is the one I've seen the most, in closed captions and in Stargate SG-1: The Ultimate Visual Guide. I say it stays here. -- SFH 01:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

If it stays, OK, but it needs to be made absolutely clear that the highest canon spelling is "naqahdah". The sources you cite are either inferior, or of arguable canonical nature. The purpose of a wiki is not to entertain rampant errors. ;) Mister Oragahn 16:41, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

• If you're going to go around declaring everything you dislike to be fanon, when they are canon, you're in for an unpleasant time here. -- SFH 22:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

This is not what I'm saying. Be reassured that I want all things to go smoothly. What I'm saying is that it has to be clear that the "naqahdah" spelling is the one that has the highest support from canon, simply due to the spelling actually seen written on a screen, contrary to all others. That said, I'll continue going with naquadah on that wiki.

Now, I hope you won't mind if I post a picture of the spelling in question. It's, after all, canon data. :) Mister Oragahn 01:53, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Closed captions, Visual guides, official sources, they are all SECONDARY compared to the actual TV show. It is indeed spelt "Naqahdah" on screen, look in the episode Singularity. Something shown on the show itself comes before any other kind of source, no matter how "official" it is.

[edit] Physics

I've heard about fan-made theories on how Naquadah Naqahdah Naquada Unobtainium works as a "real" element - and that some of them say that the stuff has a higher energy density than antimatter. Can we get some of those here?

My (albeit minimally educated) theory is that it simply acts as a catalyst - it can both increase the efficiency of matter/energy conversion from %10 efficient fission power to the vicinity of %100 efficient antimatter, and catalyze the reaction further; either mostly electricity to power civilizations or mostly kinetic energy to bust continents. Please expand? Kalaong 19:56, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

As a irrelevant theory but goes under physics so you know bare with it.

i reckon that Naquadah when bonded with certain elements and cartain compounds. when bonded with hard elements (Carbon, :Titanium & Trinium) it forms a super hard alloy perfect for chassis of ships. when liquidised its bonds become unstable :more and and the stored energy can be released and so used for power generation (im guessing its atomic but im not sure if its fission or fusion, possibly fission as its too heavy of fusion to take place).

how ever as a biological addition to the biochemistry of organisms i can't even comprehend what properties it poseses :(perhaps it is what makes jaffa stronger than base humans, as they've have it in there body and also carter has resistance to certain things a symbiote died in her)

comment? —DeadReanimation 21:06, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Status as an Element

I just re-watched the original Stargate Movie, and when the team arrives at the mining camp, one soldier uses a scanner on a pile of naquadah. The machine then states "Primary element quartz", which would make naquadah a mineral, not an element, if it's mainly composed of quartz. And over the 10 seasons of sg1, and 5 of atlantis, they've always stated, naquadah is a rare, super heavy element", but it can't be an element because, again, the probe states, "primary element quartz" And for those who don't know, an element is only composed of one material, itself, not anything else.Mr White 23:53, 8 July 2009 (UTC)