This is remarkable technology. Lieutenant Sulu, our pilot, who has an affinity for swords, attempted to build such a device. He was aided by our navigator, Ensign Chekov... they were unsuccessful. However, they did almost succeed in altering the state of the ship by puncturing a hole in the hull... Luckily, even their energy source was faulty.

[Spock hesitates for a moment...]

May I?