Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ncoast.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cwruecmp!atvax!ncoast!bsa From: bsa@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: A new question to mull over Message-ID: <444@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 14:41:26 EST Article-I.D.: ncoast.444 Posted: Mon Oct 29 14:41:26 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Nov-84 01:56:58 EST References: <> Reply-To: bsa@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) Organization: North Coast XENIX, Cleveland Lines: 38 Summary: > Article <>, from cushner@ttidcb.UUCP (Jeffrey Cushner) +---------------- | Now that we've basically run the warp speed question into the ground | (with everyone giving a different "definitive answer" it's time for | a new question that's been bugging me for some time: | | How do stardates work? | In STI/II (but not III, they never even *mentioned* stardates :-) they were in the `Fan form', i.e. yymm.dd (you did notice that, didn't you? :-) I guess they were desperate and used the film dates; maybe we'll be able to tell the filming sequence by listening to the stardates :-) There's one small problem with correcting for relativity etc. in stardates: you *can't*. Time is passing at wildly different rates everywhere in the galaxy, and you can't correct for that without instantaneous radio communications (we know they lack those). Einstein gets us coming and going :-} Now I have a question: in one episode, the following dialogue occurs: Kirk: "Space-normal speed, Mr. Sulu." VIP: "SPACE-NORMAL!?" No idea what episode or who the VIP was(n't); but my question is, what is space-normal speed? I think he sped up to Warp 2 later on, but warp 1 is easier to say than "space-normal", so it's either (a) one and a fraction, or (b) sublight (!). I think I can rationalize (b), but would prefer not; any other suggestions? --bsa -- Brandon Allbery @ North Coast Xenix | the.world!ucbvax!decvax!cwruecmp! 6504 Chestnut Road, Independence, Ohio | {atvax!}ncoast!{tdi1!}bsa (216) 524-1416 \ 44131 | E1439@CSUOHIO.BITNET (friend's acct.) ---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------- `Confusion is my natural state.'