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From: spock@hope.UUCP (Chris Ambler)
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Subject: Re: Stardates, Phasers, and Photon Torp
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Date: Thu, 20-Mar-86 16:46:33 EST
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Stardates: A measurement of spacial positioning vs. time. Example:
stardate xxxx.xx means that ship XX is in Quad. Y at Galactic time Z.
The stardate is a function of all these facts. From the date you can tell
when and where.

Phasers vs. Torps: The way we (trekkers @ my club site) explained the anomality
is that the phasers appear to impact like torpedoes because of the distance
involved. When the phaser berrage hit, the reflected light energy *APPEARED*
to be blasts.

Torps: They are a shell of metal, with a magnetic bottle mechanism inside. The
magnetic bottle contains the antimatter. When the targetting mech. triggers,
the mag bottle is (simply) turned off. BOOM. (explained at TIMECON '84)

Thanks, Replies welcome (I can smell the flames...)

-Spock!  (Christopher J. Ambler, University of California, Riverside)
         -"Captain, I see no reason to bother Starfleet..."