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From: dje@5941ux.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek,net.tv
Subject: Re: star trek errors
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Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 15:29:09 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 15 15:29:09 1983
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The "one to the fourth power" goof came in the episode "Courtmartial"
when the ship's computers and a white noise device were used to detect
the heartbeats on ship of Ben Finney (who had been presumed dead).

The context was a speech by the Captain to his courtmartial board:

"Gentlemen, this ship has an auditory sensor.  It can, in effect, hear
sounds.  By installing a booster, we can increase that capability on
the order of one to the fourth power."

I don't know if the error was in the script or whether Shatner simply misread
the line.  If somebody has a script, they can find out for sure.

Dave Ellis / Bell Labs, Piscataway NJ
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