And that’s how the humans went from world war to interstellar warp in 100 years when the vulcans took 1500.
Human: “We took the second warp core you helped us build and plugged it into the first one, just to see what would happen… It blew up. But we got to do some pretty cool science in the process!”
Vulcan looking on in pure astonishment
Vulcan: “Fascinating. You were meant to place that in another ship, or study it for improving your own designs.”
Human: “yeah, crazy huh… Can we have another?”
Vulcan: arches eyebrow “Very well.”
In another universe: “Thanks for the warp core, we figured out how to turn it into a Death Star and it really helped save our bacon. Also we put them both in the rusted hulk of some WW2 battleship, best we could do on short notice”
Humans are the real space orcs.
WOT DA ZOG IZ YOU ON ABOUT HUMIE
Blast off and nuke the site from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.
Cochrane: “I created a warp reactor…”
Vulcans: “it’s about time.”
Cochrane: “…powered by enriched uranium.”
Vulcans: “Oh no!”