OT: How fast is light speed in SE4 terms? -> Maximum possible speed? -> insanity

[CombatSquirrel]

(from somewhere in the back of the room, a muffled voice comes from a meek figure wearing a pointy conehat, perched uncomfortably on a high chair faced into a corner...)

"Um, Teach?

Teach, I, um, once shot a Beam weapon at a Klingon Assault Pod 20 sectors away. It, ah... it took about two seconds for the blue graphic line thingy to reach him, and, um, ... so.. ah, light speed could be about, um, a tenth of a second a sector... and it usually takes me about three and half weeks to finish a game... so, ah... um... ah..."

(The rest of the statement was quickly lost in a pelting shower of spitballs and paper airplanes)

Combat Squirrel

[ October 29, 2002, 18:07: Message edited by: CombatSquirrel ]