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From: rick@rochester.UUCP (Rick Floyd)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Cloaking - (another reason not to)
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Date: Sun, 3-Jun-84 18:37:35 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun  3 18:37:35 1984
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The novelization of Star Trek III mentions in passing the effect that
cloaking has on occupants of a ship:

	"...the cloaking device put the creature's temper on a thin edge.
	It had a similar effect on people. Once in a while it would, without
	warning, drive someone mad. But this time everyone survived the
	transition sane."

This suggests that the device would only be used in cases of extreme
desperation and/or ruthlessness. Since Federation commanders aren't supposed
to be either desperate or ruthless...

	rick floyd
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