Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucdavis.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!ucbvax!ucdavis!ccrrick From: ccrrick@ucdavis.UUCP (Rick Heli) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: A new topic (visual effects of FTL travel) Message-ID: <435@ucdavis.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 02:33:20 EDT Article-I.D.: ucdavis.435 Posted: Tue Aug 13 02:33:20 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 06:08:31 EDT References: <255@ncr-tp.UUCP> <43@escher.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 21 > > Well, I'll start a new topic. Now after the Enterprise zips by, we see > > it fading off into the distance. There is no problem finding shows where > > the Enterprise flys by a speeds faster than the speed of light. > > > > I propose that when the Enterprise zips by faster than the speed of light, > > the we should NOT be able to see it from behind since the light "particles" > > coming from behind it would not be able to catch up to it, bounce off, and > > come back for use to "see" them. I feel that the particles shouldn't be > > able to reflect off of the back of the Enterprise (since they aren't fast > > enough to "touch" it), so we shouldn't be able to see it. I would think > > we would see a faint outline on places where the light would reflect. > > Mike Laman > I recall reading that originally the Enterprise WAS supposed to disappear when it went into warp speed, but that the idea was basically scrapped except for the solitary use of the effect in "Mirror, Mirror." -- --rick heli (... ucbvax!ucdavis!groucho!ccrrick)