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Then TNG came in, and they abandoned the old "system" and introduced the scale detailed below by Mephisto, where warp 10 would involve occupying every point in the universe simultaneously. This has been faithfully adhered to ever since. (TNG, DS9, VOY, although I can't comment on the new series)
It's also worth remembering that there are other, quicker ways to get about in Trek (Trans-warp conduits, wormholes, Q's finger)
All very resonable. I can say that the new series defineltey doesn't follw the TNG scale, for the reason I posted below. But that would make sense I guess since "Enterprise" is pre-TOS, it should not use the same scale as TNG for sure. So we can asume that there was a scientific consensus of some type between the years of the TOS and TNG that revised the warp scale. Logical.
However, I seem to recall some discrepancies even within the TNG and post TNG series. Can't remember specifically where, but I will try to find them. Not that it is particually important, other than to demonstrate the point that scales are mutable. But I think we are all in agreement on that.
Geo
Edit: In just a few minutes of looking I found one example from a TNG episode where the travled 4.5 light years at warp 2. They covered the distance in a few minutes. According to the TNG warp scale that distance and speed the trip would have taken months. I am sure there are more examples, that just the first one I found.
All this is not a complaint. Star Trek is one of my favorite shows. I think the inconsistancies just give the show character. They don't bother me at all. But that doesn't mean I ignore them. They are like little inside jokes that only us "pedantic scifie freaks" will get, which makes them that much funnier.
Geoschmo
Pedantic Scifie Freak Second Class
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Re: OT: Enterprise...What did you think?
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