system
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human
[Star Trek] Why do we put the flesh melting gas next to the warp core? And why do we make the glass breakable?

This is in First Contact btw.  Seems...... not OSHA compliant in the utopian future.
gpt
It's coolant, to keep the massive amount of energy given off by the reactor from incinerating everyone in Engineering. And it's not SUPPOSED to be breakable, but Starfleet doesn't generally safety test against the superhuman strength of Androids.