tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 28 14:40:12 1997
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Re: Klingon Anthem
- From: Scott Inman <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon Anthem
- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 16:39:57 -0500
- Organization: U.S.S. Horizon Pioneer
- References: <[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
You did not adequately explain "Attitude."