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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PsyLiam: [QB] "I think the problem Letsalope and PsyLiam are having is the concept of subspace and actual velocity versus perceived velocity. Letsalope is concentrating on the velocity of a starship within its subspace bubble, and PsyLiam on its velocity without. Again, inside the bubble, a ship doesn't travel faster than the speed of light. Outside, it does. Or seems to. Correct me if I'm wrong or being too pretentious." No, that's fine. But that's not my problem. My problem is that's Letsalope is constantly saying that "ships do not travel faster than the speed of light. AT ALL". Wheras your explanation is that they don't in their own bubble, but to the rest of the universe, they are travelling faster than the speed of light. Which is why almost everyone says that "The ships in Star Trek travel faster than the speed of light". It's like driving a car. If someone asks me how fast I'm going down the motorway, I don't say "well, actually I'm sitting still, so I'm not moving at all." While in comparison to other people in the car, i'd be sitting still, to the rest of the world, I'd be going at (say) 70mph. So I'd say "I'm doing 70mph." And I'm slightly confused by sentences like: "warp 2 is (say) 8 times the speed of light,no it's 8 times faster than light can travel(light speed)." Because that looks suspiciously like: Warp 2 isn't 8 times the speed of light, but it's 8 times faster than light speed. Sorry, I need more explanation. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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