From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!esquire!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdchema!bam Newsgroups: net.startrek Title: Re: Physics gaffes Article-I.D.: sdchema.398 Posted: Fri Jan 28 08:45:31 1983 Received: Mon Jan 31 08:30:33 1983 References: eagle.746 alice.1423 You've all been watching far too many reruns. You missed the point entirely, the show(s) are for fun. In any given episode there are innumerable errors and inconsistencies that affect the plot hardly at all and only tend to add to its enjoyment. The intro has always had the Enterprise whoooshing by in a vacuum. Mere details. All the serials that were technically accurate have been filed away in some tape archive somewhere. Anyway, with phasers that have only Two positions (stun and kill) why are some people burned, some killed without external damage and others vaporized?? Bret Marquis U.C. San Diego