martillo@ihuxu.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo) (06/05/84)
The are certain solutions to the equations of motion in the presence of a black hole in the limit where the mass of the black hole goes to zero which imply that two different regions of space are warped together. Perhaps Scotty sabotaged the transward drive so the warp was never fully completed. The Excelsior would run into a barrier near the pseudo-Schartzschild radius and would then come to a stop.
eric@whuxle.UUCP (Eric Holtman) (06/05/84)
As far as Schwartzschild radiuses and such go... I say BULL SH*T. I think (Roddenbury/Bennett/Nimoy/I.L.M) just wanted a but of humor with the scene (The sound effects sounds remarkably like my van stalling on a rainy day.....) eric