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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Trinculo</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,5,10,6,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 10, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">06:55 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Though the Nostromo (180924609) is not a Star Trek ship, the film Alien presents another perception to the distortion between ship time and Earth time and how the crew knows the difference. I thought you might like to see this different perception.<p>At the beginning of the movie, when the computer reawakens upper functions, the screen shows the location of the Nostromo. On the left side of the screen, this information is given-<p>Actual Time 3 Jun<br>Flight Time 5 Nov<p>(I believe in reality the years would be given. However, the creators of Alien may have wanted this information left out to give the film a flexible time period, sometime in the future.)<p>Amazingly, this is pretty accurate. As you go faster in velocity, the further you go into the future.<p>One other little note: the Nostromo has inertial dampners. This may be the first instance in a movie or episode where this concept is employed. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>TSN</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,5,10,17,40,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 10, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:40 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Didn't they ever mention inertial dampers in TOS? Hm...<p>Oh, and <i>Planet of the Apes</i> did the ship time vs. objective time thing, too.<P>------------------<BR>"I ran into Charlie Fogg.<br>He blacked my eye, and he kicked my dog.<br>My dog turned to me, and he said,<br>'Let's head back to Tennessee, Jed.'"<br>-The Grateful Dead, "Tennessee Jed" <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Sol System</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,5,11,3,47,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 11, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:47 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Uh, so did Einstein. <IMG SRC="http://solareclipse.net/Forums/wink.gif"><P>------------------<BR>"Gone savage for teenagers with automatic weapons and boundless love."<br>--<br>Soul Coughing <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>TSN</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,5,11,16,48,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 11, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">04:48 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Yes, well, Einstein didn't make a movie, did he? :-�<P>------------------<BR>"I ran into Charlie Fogg.<br>He blacked my eye, and he kicked my dog.<br>My dog turned to me, and he said,<br>'Let's head back to Tennessee, Jed.'"<br>-The Grateful Dead, "Tennessee Jed" <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Sol System</b> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,5,11,22,42,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 11, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">10:42 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Does Young Einstein count? I rather hope not. <IMG SRC="http://solareclipse.net/Forums/wink.gif"><P>------------------<BR>"Gone savage for teenagers with automatic weapons and boundless love."<br>--<br>Soul Coughing <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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