Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rochester.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rochester!sher From: sher@rochester.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: YASTF (Yet Another Star Trek Flaw) Message-ID: <2111@rochester.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-Jun-83 22:08:53 EDT Article-I.D.: rocheste.2111 Posted: Thu Jun 30 22:08:53 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Jul-83 04:35:31 EDT References: <139@houca.UUCP> Organization: University of Rochester Lines: 12 About phasers, Someone talked about a phaser beam proceeding at one foot per nanosecond. Who ever said that phasers were fast? What if a beam proceeded at one foot per millisecond. Would you notice the difference? Phasers were always rather strange anyway. They seemed to do what ever you wanted them to do. I am not sure but I believe that they even made differently shaped holes in the wall to the convinience of the user. This has led me to believe that phasers are at least partially psychic devices. Federation officers were so much better at shooting than Klingons and so much harder to hit because of this. -David Sher (ofttimes AI project)