KQ> BN> one point says "We're passing W10."  Later in the episode, however,
KQ> BN> it's discovered that at no point in the whole mess did they ever
KQ> BN> actually exceed W1.5.  Verdict?  Blown out of the water.
KQ>   Actually, IIRC, the Wf1.5 limitation applied only to the final trip,
KQ>not the previous 2.  However, I tend to rationalize that the
I'd have to go pull out the tape & watch it again, but from what I
remember, they were talking about everything that had happened
since Kozinsky & the Traveller started tweaking the engines; could
well be wrong on that one, though. 
KQ>a consideration for the computer system, therefore all it's careful
KQ>calibration went "bonkers," to use a technical term, and mis-reported
KQ>the >Wf10 speed.
That might be, too, which of course still blows this example of the
W10 theory that many people use as "proof" totally out of the
aquifer. 
KQ> RM> along with the simple silliness of altering the warp scale (can you
KQ> RM> imagine altering our current speed scale, so that what is now 70
KQ> BN> Exactly -- it's so wildly illogical & irrational a proposition
KQ> BN> that I'm Frankly Amazed that supposedly intelligent Trek fans even
KQ> BN> consider it to be a possibility.  It's moronic -- there's no other
KQ>   As I believe Time Edwards is fond of pointing out, Warp Factors
KQ>aren't necessarily a denotation of a specific velocity, but rather of
KQ>power required to reach a certain velocity. (my apologies to Tim if I'm
KQ>mangling his words here)  It's not as if what used to be referred to as
KQ>70mph is now referred to as 25mph, as RM suggests above, or even a
KQ>conversion between mph and km/h as I've seen others compare it to.
Except, of course, for the fact that the Tech Manual uses it as
a standard.   And again in this case, even if we take Tim's
explanation as the truth, it still eliminates this one from
consideration as "proof you can go faster than W10," just by the
very nature of the explanation. :)
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