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From: kstern@aecom.UUCP (Ken Stern)
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Subject: Re: A possible inconsistancy...
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Date: Thu, 2-May-85 14:06:27 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  2 14:06:27 1985
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> 
>    I have never understood something (maybe I'm just ignorant!) and I
> would like it if someone could explain it to me...
>    On many episodes,(one example is 'Day of the Dove'), the ship is
> out of control and racing through space at warp factor > 10.  And of
> course Scotty cuts in with the usual 'The ship canae take the stress no
> more.  She'll break apart!'  My question:  Even if the ship is traveling
> faster that it is supposed to, what causes the stress?  After all, there
> is no air out in space to create a drag effect...
> 
> 
> Live long and try to prosper (It's getting harder every day!).

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There is no inconsistency the stress is on the engines. The reason the
 that
Scotty says - she'll rip(blow,tear,etc.) apart - is simple.The engines
put out a lot of power. They are not made to put out to much power though
since they will start wearing down, via the stress, and the ship will be
blown apart when the matter/antimatter meet. I don't remember which 
episode that explanation was on but it was there.