From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: liam{at}valentijn.nu
Subject: Warp Speeds (was: Re: Star Trek Into Darkness)

Lance Corporal Hammer Schultz wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:09:27 GMT, Wiseguy wrote:
>
>> When did they travel from one side of the galaxy to the other in one
>> episode?
>
> I meant that in one episode, they can travel all over the galaxy
> (whether that takes a day or a week isn't my point), and in another
> episode, they are confined to a small quadrant.  The latter makes much
> more sense, of course.  ST:V (which you mentioned) is one example --
> they are able to travel from Earth to this neutral planet and then to
> the center of the galaxy all in the space of what seems like days.
> And then of course you have the issue of real-time communications
> being possible at extreme distances in some episodes and not possible
> in others, etc etc.  My point to whiny-boy "Your Name" is that the
> "consistency" he is demanding from an alternate time-line,
> time-travel, re-boot story doesn't even exist in prior canon.

Fascinating subject!

Several web pages are dedicated to this phenomena.

http://www.ditl.org/pagarticle.php?ArticleID=17&ListID=Articles

http://www.stardestroyer.net/mrwong/wiki/index.php/Warp_drive

http://www.startrek.com/boards-topic/33200950/Warp-Highways-explain-a-lot-_1111774056_33200950

Personally I think Scotty invented a 'plot inducer' and modified the 
Enterprise engines with it. Since he limited its use, generally ships in the 
24th century never were as fast as the ones Kirk commanded. ;-)


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