tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 08 21:59:55 1998
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Re: Decimal numbers on the BoP poster (KBP)
- From: TPO <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Decimal numbers on the BoP poster (KBP)
- Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 01:00:18 -0500
> wejvatlh loSmaH loS vI' vagh wej 'uj 'aD Duj
> Length: 120 M
> ("The ship has a length of 344.53 ujes" etc.)
>
> loSmaH jav vI' Soch loS 'uj 'ab meH
> Bridge Height: 16.28 M
> ("The bridge measures 46.74 ujes.")
>
> HIvtaHvIS toQDuj cha'vatlh wejmaH Soch vI' vagh chorgh 'uj 'ab 'oH
> Attack Formation Height: 82.75 M
> ("When the BoP is attacking, it measures 237.58 ujes.")
>
> qughtaHvIS toQDuj HutmaH vI' jav wa' 'uj 'ab 'oH
> Cruise Formation Height: 31.56 M
> ("When the BoP is cruising, it measures 90.61 ujes.")
>
> SaqtaHvIS toQDuj wa'vatlh loS vI' jav chorgh 'uj 'ab 'oH
> Landing Formation Height: 36.46 M
> ("When the BoP is landing, it measures 104.68 ujes.")
>
>Remember that Klingons measure length in {'ujmey} - 1 uj is about 35 cm. Note
>that these give *equivalent* measurements in both the Klingon and Federation
>systems and are not literal translations of the other. Also notice a few more
(as you stated) MO told us 1 'uj is about 35cm.
Using these measurements we get a more accurate 34.83 cm
(I'll need to redo my conversion chart now)
> jabbI'ID pup: Qapchu'meH 'aqroS chuq: cha' vI' chorgh loghqammey
> High Resolution - Maximum Effective Range - 3.5 Light Years
>
> jabbI'ID pupHa': Qapchu'meH chuq: chorgh vI' chorgh loghqammey
> Medium to Low Resolution - Effective Range - 11 Light Years
>
>We knew that Klingons measure distance in kellicams {qelI'qam}, roughly equal
>to 2 kilometers. We now learn that the Klingon unit corresponding to the
>Terran "light year" (LY) is the {loghqam}, equivalent to 1.25 LY. BTW, if
>someone wants to convert the {loghqam} into miles or kilometers per second,
>they can do the math for me.
.8 loghqam = 1 LY = 9.46 x 10^12 km
1 loghqam = 1.25 LY = 1.18 x 10^13 km
I don't see any obvious connection to qelI'qam (2km); I wonder, with light
pretty much being standard everywhere, if klingons also used light for
measuring long distances as traveled during one of THEIR years.
Hmmm... 1 DIS = 1.25 years, hmmm. Total speculation here, of coarse.
(from another, related post)
>wejvatlh SochmaH vagh SaD cheb'a'mey ngI' Duj
>Mass: 8.7 KT
cheb'a' ?
We have 1 cheb about 2.25 kg
I wasn't able to find a clean connection between cheb and cheb'a' using
these numbers. 1 cheb'a' is about 10 cheb.
For us (in the USA) 1 ton is a nice even 2000 lbs.
(But it is late. Maybe I'll try tomorrow)
DloraH