tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 28 11:03:34 1997

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Re: Klingon Anthem



>Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 12:03:35 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Scott Inman <[email protected]>
>
>>mujang ~mark
>>>>By the way, what exactly are "attitude-control thrusters"?  They're in TKD.
>>>
>>>Er, thrusters that control the attitude of the ship?
>>>
>>
>>I had always been confused by the word "attitude," and wondered if it was a
>>misprint of "altitude--" I mean, the way a ship is pointing isn't the first
>>concept that comes to mind with the word "attitude--" or indeed the second.
>>Qapla'
>>qoror
>
>No Mark and qoror. You are both wrong. "Attitude," as used in describing ship funtions, 
>means which way the ship is leaning. EX: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. 
>When the KBOP that could fire when cloaked fired upon Chancellor Gorkon's ship, 
>Qonos' 1, it caused the ship to list and spin almost out of control. THIS is "attitude." 
>I.E.: The "attitude control thrusters" were subsequently disabled. I hope this explains 
>what "attitude control trusters" means

Like I said, thrusters to control the attitude of a ship.  In what way was
I wrong?.  It was qoror who said it should have been altitude.

~mark


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