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contemplative So warp speed. I was thinking about it today, and I came up with a completely baseless theory. Anyone not caring can stop reading now. Anyone remotly interested can laugh at me at the end.
So first, my definition of warp speed is going X times the speed of light. Warp 1 = lightspeed, warp 2 = 2x lightspeed, et cetera.
Secondly, in the movie Dune (Frank Hurbert), Paul Atreides described the process of interstellar travel using the spice as folding the universe infinately upon itself, bringing a point 39278927489274893274 lightyears away right next to you.
So, with these 2 COMPLETELY unrelated 'facts', we can conclude that it is called warp speed because it bends the universe to your needs for speed and distance. You fold the universe in the way that you want. Want to go 10 lightyears away? Fold the universe 10 times by going warp 10. This crap theory of mine doesn't, however, take pinpoint accuracy into consideration at all
I would just like to note that this sounded a LOT better in my head.
July 18 2005, 19:31:28 UTC 6 years ago
July 19 2005, 16:11:27 UTC 6 years ago
But still, it was weird to think about.
July 19 2005, 18:31:09 UTC 6 years ago
July 19 2005, 20:50:54 UTC 6 years ago
Warp is acheived not by going faster than light in star trek. The starship creates a bubble of normal space around itself in which everything still moves normally. The ship merely tells the bubble how fast it wants it to move.
FTL Theory kills brain cells btw... I wouldn't think about it too much.