Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!topaz!BARD@MIT-XX.ARPA From: BARD@MIT-XX.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: SF-LOVERS Digest V10 #231 Message-ID: <2392@topaz.ARPA> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 12:02:20 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.2392 Posted: Wed Jun 26 12:02:20 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 07:26:19 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 21 From: Bard Bloom> The "one to the 35th power" line is from "Court Martial," and is > uttered by Spock. He's not under duress; he's explaining how much > he has turned up the gain on an audio sensor, so as to detect the > heartbeat of...well, any more would be a spoiler. > > > Was actually 1 to the 1,000,000 power, and was spoken by Kirk in the > episode Courtmartial. Since Kirk is somewhat distraught at the > time, his slip is understandable. > (-8 NO! It was actually spoken by Uhura, in Court Martial. Not only was she distraught at the time, she was possessed by an alien from Andromeda -- one not especially good at mathematics, either. 8-) Surely *someone* has that Star Trek book. (I don't think there's one in Boston, though...) -------