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From: esac@ihuxr.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Star Trek Flaw??
Message-ID: <696@ihuxr.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Oct-83 14:05:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 10 14:05:19 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Oct-83 20:32:00 EDT
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Has anyone ever noticed that there is a rather obvious flaw running
through most of the Star Trek episodes?

Warp drive,as I understand it, is warp 1 = speed of light, warp 2 =
4  times the speed of light, warp 3 = 8 times, etc.  Now the theory
of  relativity,  or  my  understanding  of  it, says  that  as  you
"approach"  the  speed  of light, times slows down, that is to say,
your apparent elapsed time on the ship.  When you hit the speed  of
light, time stands still for you.

If this is the case, then how can the crew be expected  to  measure
any  time  interval  to  get from A to B?  If they are going faster
then light at warp 2 and above, does time go backwards?

My bottom line question is "Is there a feasible explanation for all
this or is this gross artistic license that I'll have to ignore."

Please post to the net if you think others would be  interested  in
discussing  this.  And please don't call me an idiot if I've got my
facts screwed up.  I already know what I am.

Thanks
-- 
Bill Adams
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