Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site garfield.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!garfield!lesley From: lesley@garfield.UUCP (Lesleyanne Ryan) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: STIV In search of...proper timing Message-ID: <1514@garfield.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 03:23:13 EDT Article-I.D.: garfield.1514 Posted: Wed Aug 15 03:23:13 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Aug-84 13:32:23 EDT Organization: Memorial U. of Nfld. C.S. Dept., St. John's Lines: 18 **I hear he's as fruity as a nutcake** For those of you who were wondering why the turbolift ride was always as long as the conversation consider this; In STIII when Kirk ordered the self-destruct it apparently took 25 seconds to get to the transporter room,contact Kruge and beam out. Similarly it took the Klingons 25 seconds to get to the bridge from the transporter (give or take a few seconds on both parties) and encounter the computer at 9 seconds before everything went Kaabooeeee!! Sound reasonable??? Lt. Suvak!