XPost: alt.tv.star-trek.tos, rec.arts.sf.movies   
   From: david@block.net   
      
   On Mon, 25 May 2009 13:42:52 -0700, Tim Bruening   
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   >> On Sun, 24 May 2009 13:22:07 -0700, Tim Bruening   
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   >> >Force Of Nature, TNG Season 7: Its discovered that warp travel is   
   >> >weakening the fabric of space and will create subspace rifts right and   
   >> >left.  The Federation therefore imposes a speed limit of Warp 5.  Later,   
   >> >the Federation solves the warp drive problem and lifts the speed limit   
   >> >(There's no mention of the warp 5 speed limit or of the subspace rift   
   >> >problem in either DS9 or Voyager, which implies that a way was   
   >> >discovered to prevent subspace rifts).   
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   >> No it doesn't.  Watch a television show from 60s.  How often did they   
   >> mention the smog?   
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   >The Federation had imposed the Warp 5 speed limit because of the threat of   
   >warp drive causing subspace rifts.  Since the Federation are the good guys, I   
   >am certain that they would not repeal the Warp 5 limit until a way was found   
   >to modify warp drives so as to not create subspace rifts.   
      
    Within a couple of episodes it was back to business as usualy.  I   
   suspect they ran the numbers and decided they had more time than   
   initially estimated before it would be a serious problem in most   
   places.  Which would fit the pollution metaphor.   
      
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