A web across defended space would need to open for merchant ships. Leaving it open creates a gap, while activating it as ships pass risks killing civilians. This is the objection raised to treating the Tholian Web like an ultimate torpedo net. Viewers challenge the description, and the reply acknowledges that it simplifies a disputed fictional mechanism.
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The Tholian Web and the problem of passing traffic
Using an energy web as a barrier raises a traffic problem, although viewers challenge this simplified account.