Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site hplabs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!hplabs!jin From: jin@hplabs.UUCP (Tai Jin) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: A new question Message-ID: <1246@hplabs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 02:10:35 EST Article-I.D.: hplabs.1246 Posted: Tue Dec 11 02:10:35 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 03:17:35 EST References: <140@nybcb.UUCP> <95@ur-valhalla.UUCP> <> <387@gitpyr.UUCP> <460@wlcrjs.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 14 > True the phasor is based on warp technology but the propogation rate is > still limited by the speed of light. > In one episode (can't rember the name but its where Jim gets sped up > by a group of people who live at a time rate faster than ours) we see that > the phasor beam travels at a mere crawl compared to the energy weapon used > by the heavies. Since all thru the episode the conversations of the people > who are living faster still can be detected (as the sound of an insect) > by normal people we have a definite statement that the speed of light > is not violated. > jeanette zobjeck > ihnp4!wlcrjs!zubbie > ....but Jim, they called the Enterprise a "GARBAGE SCOW" *but that would make ship to ship phasers useless. there's obviously an inconsistency.