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Newsgroups: net.startrek
Title: Star Trek Physics
Article-I.D.: ariel.212
Posted: Wed Jan 26 14:51:28 1983
Received: Sun Jan 30 05:22:56 1983

While the subject of Star Trek physics has been broached
I would also like to add to the list that explosions in space
rock the Enterprise violently. How does this happen? Is the
force transferred through the deflector shields and if so
who needs the shields?

Actually the answer is that it shouldn't happen and is done
for excitements sake. That's also the reason that seat belts
were not used. Nobody would be able to lunge about as the bridge
rocks back and forth (as perceived by the viewer).

All this is according to David Gerrold in either "World of Star Trek"
or "The Trouble with Tribbles".

			Bill Backus
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