assuming "light speed" is the fastenst speed tha we know of today.
2006-11-01 15:56:17 · 10 answers · asked by sparcs1944 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Please remember that "Star Trek" is science fiction and incorporates numerous concepts that do not, in reality, exist.
In reality, the speed of light cannot be attained.
But, if memory serves me, that was the idea in "Star Trek:" that warp speed is the speed of light, warp two is twice that, and so on.
2006-11-01 16:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yer all wrong. Warp speed is 2 to the warp. Warp one is 2 times the speed of light. Warp 10 would be 1024. Not that they were ever consistent. They take a year to go a thousand light years in one show and they go half way across the Federation in a few hours the next.
2006-11-02 09:03:03 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warp 1 equals c, the speed of light.
FYI, there were 2 warp scales used in the Star Trek universe.
The first scale, used for the original series, was a cubic function. The equation used was: s(w) = (w^3)c. So, at Warp 2, you were going (2^3)c = 8c = 8 times the speed of light. This was a pretty crude way of determining warp speeds.
When The Next Generation came along, they adjusted the warp factors to be a bit more plausible. Michael Okuda, a technical expert for TNG, worked out a new formula: s(w) = (w^10/3)c. This new formula was used up thru Warp 9. Above Warp 9, the formula was changed to make it harder and harder to acheive Warp 10. (Warp 10 required infinite energy, so was not reachable.)
Even though it's not possible to travel at c or faster, Okuda at least made it more interesting than just fixed multiples of c as Warp increased. Check out the link for more info. Also, you can check out the Star Trek: Next Generation Technical Manual.
2006-11-02 01:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by Jared Z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the sake of keeping it simple, the ships on star trek seem to travel at warp 1 = 1 x the speed of light and so on. This made it easy to visualize things like space battles etc.
However, it was actually referred to as warp factor 1 and represented a space time warp which move the ship through space in a jump rather than a linear fashion.
2006-11-01 18:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by shapsjo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warp 1 cannot be compared with the Speed of light. Warping is like jumping from one plane to another. If you were to near the speed of light you would flatten in the direction of travel amd Time would slow down for you. That make the speed of light the top limiting speed in this universe. It is only a show, not reality
2006-11-01 16:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Warp 1 is the speed of light warp 2 is 2 times the speed of light and so on.
2006-11-01 16:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by DAVID S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Warp 1 IS the speed of light, or 2.997925 x 10^8 m/s. Warp 2 is twice that, and so on. No warp drive ever went faster than Warp 10 without disasterous consequences.
2006-11-01 16:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by Acraz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
of cource mild, and if u dont have faith and decide to be sure it virtually some day.. hav u ever considered crackers tht explode interior the sky some distance remote from u, in such situations u see the sunshine first however the sound comes after a on a similar time as using fact speed of sound is ver very much less while in comparison with that of light
2016-10-21 03:13:01 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warp is a product of the Hollywood science department.
Warp 1 equals to Burp 10.
2006-11-01 20:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is
Warp1 is 1X the speed of light...
2006-11-01 15:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋