Date:  Mon, 12 Feb 1996 13:07:06 -0500

From:  Michael Clark <UTLinguist[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>

Subject: Re: warp speed? -Reply



In a message dated 96-02-12 10:31:47 EST, Elizabeth Gregory writes:



>I agree that the source seems to be _Star Trek_, in which the term

>"warp" is used to describe traveling at the speed of light--for

>example, traveling at Warp Factor 3 would be three times the speed of

>light (parallel to the use of "mach" in aviation to refer to flying at

>the speed of sound)



Actually, the formula for figuring warp speed in the _Star Trek_ sense of the

word is W/F (warp factor) cubed times the speed of light... so travelling at

"warp 2" would be 8 times the speed of light, and "warp three" would be 27

times the speed of light.. etc. etc. etc



My source for this is the _Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual_, please

don't think too ill of me for owning this. <g>



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