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From: urban@spp2.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: What's a warp?
Message-ID: <193@spp2.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Oct-84 12:11:16 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 22 12:11:16 1984
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Reply-To: urban@spp2.UUCP (Mike Urban)
Organization: TRW, Redondo Beach  CA
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I seem to have been here before.  The fan material from Paramount
that appeared while the show was still on seemed to think
that the speed was c*n^3, but (due to a misprint?  miscalculation?)
listed Warp 3 as 24c rather than 27c.  The examples given
allow one to use the formula (n*(2^n))*c, which lets you cover
interstellar distances in almost reasonable times at higher
warp speeds.  n^3 is simply too slow.  Use the "units" program
to convert "512c" to "lightyear/week" and you get the idea.

	Mike