I call the local freeway an "acceleration corridor," which, so far as I know, is a term of my own coining.
If your CAR was the U.S.S. Enterprise...
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I call the local freeway an "acceleration corridor," which, so far as I know, is a term of my own coining.
^ Right now Stellar Cartography is using the docking bay to store various pieces of space debris which have been collected from various parts of the galaxy.
As I see it, there is a sufficient number of canon reasons why a Starship might be compelled to drop out of warp unexpectedly to explain the occasional (or all to regular) freeway traffic jam. Of course, if you are Ferengi, you can just use the shoulder.
As I see it, there is a sufficient number of canon reasons why a Starship might be compelled to drop out of warp unexpectedly to explain the occasional (or all to regular) freeway traffic jam. Of course, if you are Ferengi, you can just use the shoulder.
I'm sorry to report that the USS Sofia (my vessel) was nearly struck at high warp velocities by a ship that had suddenly dropped several warp factors. When I turned to look, the helmsman was getting some, um, very unethical action from the co-pilot.
Damn, I'm angry right now. If they were in firing position, I would have brought weapons to bear.
Damn, I'm angry right now. If they were in firing position, I would have brought weapons to bear.
Fire photon torpedoes!
kitsune
Captain
I often imagine this. I'm American and my car was built in the US but I live in Canada, so the MPH scale is the "old warp scale" and the km/h scale is the "new warp scale".
Gas stations are outposts.
Hotels are starbases.
Police cars are Romulan vessels.
Semi trailers are freighters.
Tiny cars are shuttlepods.
Unmarked police cars are cloaked Romulan vessels.
I don't have a radar detector, but if I did, that would be the long-range sensor array.
Left is port and right is starboard, of course...
Gas stations are outposts.
Hotels are starbases.
Police cars are Romulan vessels.
Semi trailers are freighters.
Tiny cars are shuttlepods.
Unmarked police cars are cloaked Romulan vessels.
I don't have a radar detector, but if I did, that would be the long-range sensor array.
Left is port and right is starboard, of course...
Many years ago I saw a van with shuttlecraft type nacelles on the roof, kind of like the long range shuttle in TAS The Slaver Weapon. It belonged to a company called "Advanced Battery Enterprises", the text was in the Trek title font. The phone number was (818) NCC-1701. ( a different company has that number now so please don't call it )
I took some pictures; if I ever find which shoebox they ended up in I'll scan them and post 'em.
I took some pictures; if I ever find which shoebox they ended up in I'll scan them and post 'em.
If my car was the Enterprise with such as the speedometer then it would go up to Warp 12 cuz there's sure is a bunch of numbers on my car that the needle will never go up to!
kitsune
Captain
Static on the radio = subspace interference.
Major servicing = refit.
Automatic car wash = baryon particle sweep.
Headlights = short-range sensors.
Licence plate number = registry.
Air conditioner = environmental support system.
Exhaust pipe = aft drive-plasma vent
Gasoline = slush deuterium.
Major servicing = refit.
Automatic car wash = baryon particle sweep.
Headlights = short-range sensors.
Licence plate number = registry.
Air conditioner = environmental support system.
Exhaust pipe = aft drive-plasma vent
Gasoline = slush deuterium.
In theory however, using the TNG style of exponentially increasing speeds, you could also assume an algorithm something like this:
MPH/WARP
85 - 9.5
90 - 9.6
100 - 9.7
120 - 9.8
140 - 9.9
150 - 9.91
160 - 9.92
170 - 9.93
180 - 9.94
190 - 9.95
200 - 9.96
In any case, I made the previous outline based on my pickup, which has a speedometer that maxes out at 85. I didn't think broadly enough to include a system for more advanced vehicles.
^ A renegade Ferengi broke through my shields a couple winters ago and stole an expensive shuttle while it was docked a couple years ago. I didn't realize that he had escaped with it until springtime when I wanted to take it out for a spin. Sneaky little creep...
I've been addicted to the Starfleet Command series since it came out 10 years ago, and in that time I've drawn some analogies:
Japanese cars = Klingons
Chrysler corp. cars = Romulans
GM cars = Federation
German cars = Interstellar Concordium
Hyundai = Lyrans
Kia = Mirak/Kzinti
British cars = Hydrans
Ford motor company cars = Gorn
And, I use the 10 mph = WF 1, 20mph = WF2, etc. scale. It makes sense to me because you can go warp 2 on a bike, but not for long (most people), some can run warp 1 (but not for long), and surface road speed limit is typically warp 5.
My ship, the USS Gibraltar (1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV), if we're using the new warp scale, is an original-build-series Miranda-class. 225,000 miles (many many light years lol), wonky transmission (nacelles), and seen lots of abuse before I got it (what Miranda hasn't?)
Japanese cars = Klingons
Chrysler corp. cars = Romulans
GM cars = Federation
German cars = Interstellar Concordium
Hyundai = Lyrans
Kia = Mirak/Kzinti
British cars = Hydrans
Ford motor company cars = Gorn
And, I use the 10 mph = WF 1, 20mph = WF2, etc. scale. It makes sense to me because you can go warp 2 on a bike, but not for long (most people), some can run warp 1 (but not for long), and surface road speed limit is typically warp 5.
My ship, the USS Gibraltar (1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV), if we're using the new warp scale, is an original-build-series Miranda-class. 225,000 miles (many many light years lol), wonky transmission (nacelles), and seen lots of abuse before I got it (what Miranda hasn't?)
I'm not getting into a discussion about the quality of car brands, but:
1. I refuse to believe that GM makes Federation ships
2. Heck yeah Ford cars are the Gorn
ANYway, in my head, I always just believed that whatever country you call home is the Federation. If you travel to another country in your vessel (and your vessel is Starfleet), then you really are exploring outside of the Federation!
As for my vessel, I captain the USS Sofia, Nissan Sentra class (SR subtype), commissioned 2006, third ship to bear the name. Small, speedy, capable of outmaneuvering larger starships.
