Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!mindy From: mindy@sdcrdcf.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: startrek error Message-ID: <366@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-Jun-83 20:19:06 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.366 Posted: Thu Jun 30 20:19:06 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Jul-83 22:21:55 EDT References: <548@hou5d.UUCP> Reply-To: mindy@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mindy Morrill) Organization: System Development Corporation--a Burroughs Company Lines: 18 My favorite Star Trek error was in the episode "A Taste of Armaggedon". (The episode where two planets waged a war with computers!!!!!) The Enterprise is in orbit around planet Eminiar VII. The computer declares the Enterprise a battle casualty and the crew has 48 hrs. to report to a desintigration station. When they do not report, the planet opens fire on the Enterprise with its Sonic Disruptors. Now, assume the Enterprise, when orbiting a planet, is not within the actual atmosphere of the planet. This would mean they are in the "vacuum" of space. Now, if I remember my elementary Physics correctly, sound does not travel in a vacuum, does it??? Therefore, the Sonic Disruptors should have had no effect on the ship!!! This is also the episode of my favorite line of Spock's: "Sir, there is a multi-legged creature crawling on your shoulder!!!" Mindy Morrill