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From: preece@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Warp drive in Star Trek - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 16-Aug-83 23:40:07 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 16 23:40:07 1983
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#R:sri-arpa:-414200:uicsl:10700027:000:793
uicsl!preece    Aug 16 14:25:00 1983

If the buffeting of the Enterprise can't reasonably be caused by
external effects, why not make the obvious alternative explanation:
internal effects. Two obvious possibilities: at high warp speeds
the equipment generating the effect vibrate, possibly as a result
of difficulty in synchronisation of multiple drives; there may
be an interaction between the effort of achieving a given speed
and the nature of the universe -- pushing the ship harder may
result in discontinuities in position, for instance, or the
drive mechanism may not have time to recycle between jumps at
high rates (assuming the warp occurs in small, discrete jumps).

Isn't it a little silly, though, to worry about the effects used in
producing a show that long ago? Why not limit technical complaints
to the movies...