Corrected entry: Surely after spending millions trying to decipher and work out the final symbol wouldn't they go for the obvious trial and error of seeing if the other symbols worked?
Grumpy Scot
27th Jan 2003
27th Jan 2003
Corrected entry: Surely after spending millions trying to decipher and work out the final symbol wouldn't they go for the obvious trial and error of seeing if the other symbols worked?
Correction: The series Stargate SG-1 explains this mistake. The planets are moving farther away from each other due to galactic drift. They had to alter the dialing computer to get anywhere. It was pure luck that they connected to Abydos even after finding the last symbol.
Grumpy Scot