05-10-2009, 03:34 AM
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Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It!
Location: Southern England
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Originally Posted by Willravel
Just a few small things, as I'm a massive nerd.
Spoiler: The ice planet is one of the moons of Vulcan. It's within visual distance from the planet, and it's the only place to drop off Kirk before warping to the fleet. It's also the perfect vantage point for old Spock to see Vulcan destroyed. It's not totally uncoincidental, I'll admit, but I can buy it. I just wish they would have made the location more clear.
Warp is s(w) = w3c, so warp 1 is the speed of light, warp 2 is 8 times the speed of light, warp 3 is 27 times the speed of light, warp 4 is 64 times the speed of light, and warp 5 is 125 times the speed of light. If I remember my Star Trek correctly, the NCC-1701 had a cruising speed of warp 6 (216 times the speed of light) and a maximum speed of warp 9 (729 times the speed of light). Vulcan is about 16 light years from Earth. If my math is right, that's about a 12 hour trip at maximum warp. I know you give them a pass, but I pretended you didn't so I could nerd out.
You're totally right about making the backstory more clear. If you want, I can email you a copy of the prequel comic books that lead to the movie. They fill in the blanks quite well.
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I'll take the comics! 
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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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