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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Sep 15, 2009
Dave Blackeye's explanation of warp drive is a much better one than the one in the entry, and since this is an entry about warp drive, it should possibly be used. But it's not a description of real physics, as far as I know. It's just as fictional as sub-space.
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Sep 15, 2009
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I have done nothing to the entry since your posting #52, Gnomon. I missed pailaway's posting and will attend to that today.
I am interested in making this guide-worthy, which I need help with, otherwise it is destined for the Flea Market which would be a shame.
A56134343 - 'Star Trek' – Impulse Engines and Warp Drive
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Sep 15, 2009
I'd certainly agree with Dave that "subspace" is not correct. In Star Wars, for example, they shift into a special place where things look different and they travel very quickly, then do a shift back to normal space. This could be described as "subspace" or "hyperspace".
But in Star Trek, they stay in normal space, because you can see normal stars moving past. They just distort (warp) the space in such a way that the distance they have to cover is smaller, allowing them achieve effective speeds greater than light speeds.
A56134343 - 'Star Trek' – Impulse Engines and Warp Drive
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Sep 15, 2009
I think the whole warp thing would be sorted if you just made the following change:
allowing the ship to move into subspace
-->
compressing the space immediately in front of the ship and stretching the space immediately behind the ship
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Sep 15, 2009
Done
thank you Gnomon 
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pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) Posted Sep 15, 2009
(hurray for gnomon! 
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lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Sep 17, 2009
Yay! 
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Nosebagbadger {Ace} Posted Sep 17, 2009
YAY well done have some 
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pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) Posted Sep 17, 2009
Congratulations! 
(I wonder if one can warp space so that chocolate is always within reach)
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shagbark Posted Sep 17, 2009
Congrats. I was wondering when this would be picked 
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Sep 17, 2009
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Sep 17, 2009
to everyone who helped me polish this off and 
for h5ringer in case he's lurking
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AlexAshman Posted Sep 28, 2009
I've finished subbing this - haven't done much really. Any last minute changes needed?
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Sep 28, 2009
*has a quick peek at A57230462 *
Looks fine to me thank you Alex
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