Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2(pesnta.1.2) 9/5/84; site pecosdg.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!fortune!hpda!hplabs!pesnta!pecosdg!jimm From: jimm@pecosdg.UUCP (Jim Millard) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Re: What's a warp? Message-ID: <292@pecosdg.UUCP> Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 23:31:50 EST Article-I.D.: pecosdg.292 Posted: Tue Oct 30 23:31:50 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Nov-84 03:56:59 EST References:<192@calmasd.UUCP> Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, San Diego, Calif. Lines: 22 > As I remember reading my friend's Star Fleet Technical Manual... > > > apparent velocity = c raised to warp level > > > > hope this clears things up... anybody got the manual to check me on it? > > > steve cary Sorry you are wrong. See following excerpt from the STAR FLEET Techincal Manual. TO:02:06:20 Authenticated stardate 7305.14 V = Wf^3 x C So there you have it the warp factor cubed times the speed of light gives the imaginary negative velocity.