timpson@comet.DEC (THE REST... THE UNIVERSE) (12/16/85)
>>This "directed extreme disturbance" theory (DED :-) would account for the >>ghostly rings seen in the television episodes (the effect due to starlight >>being warped and energized particles in space radiating energy as >>particle-pairs are created and annihilated by the disturbance). It would also >>account for the intensity of the disruptor effect weakening with distance (the >>energy dissipates by particle-pair creation and subsequent radiation, not to >>mention ggravity waves, etc.) It is also clear to see that the deflectors are >>not quite as effective in dealing with this non-beam, distributed sort of >>attack. >> >>Weelllllll..... If anybody understands me, has a more official explanation, or >>has any additional ideas, post away! (Or write, I like mail!) >I believe that you are mistaking the Romulan Plasma weapon used in the >episode where the Enterprise does battle with a Romulan Bird of Pray, >Please forgive me for forgetting the name of the show. In no episode with >Klingons do we see any beam or otherwise come out of a ship. > steve >The meak shall inherit the earth. The rest... The Universe! After due consideration there may have been an episode or two where a Klingon battle cruiser is seen to fire a few rounds of whatever that looked more like the Enterprises Photon Torpedos. steve >>> Did anyone notice that in TWOK Khan is wearing a necklace with the arrowhead >>> symbol for starfleet. Where did he come up with this? >> It was my impression he fashioned this from scrap metal. >?Did Khan have the necklace before or after "hijacked" the Reliant? If it were >after, perhaps he stole the insignia from the captain or someone else on the >ship and fashioned it into a necklace. >I don't remember if he had the necklace while he was marooned on Ceti Alpha 5. > Andrew Yes Khan was wearing the insignia on Ceti Alpha 5. And if he fashioned it from scrap he did a real good job. steve