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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: so THAT'S a warp.
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Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 01:51:15 EST
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Posted: Sun Oct 28 01:51:15 1984
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Thanks to all those who answered my question 'what's a warp'.
About 90% said it was v = (warp**3)*C.  A couple thought it
was warp squared, and one or two thought it was C**warp.  That
would be really clipping along.

Anyway, warp cubed would make for about a one week trip to
Alpha Centauri at warp 6.  Since the Enterprise was equipped
for voyages of months (like the old sailing ships) this seems a 
reasonable velocity to hold a "federation of planets" together.
-- 

	"Trivia is important."		Ron Christian
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