Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site wjvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!sun!qubix!ios!wjvax!ron From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: so THAT'S a warp. Message-ID: <238@wjvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 01:51:15 EST Article-I.D.: wjvax.238 Posted: Sun Oct 28 01:51:15 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 29-Oct-84 02:37:48 EST Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif. Lines: 17 () 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 (syntax bug) Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif. (...ios!wjvax!ron)