tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 25 11:27:36 2000
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RE: More thoughts on the speed of light
- From: "TPO" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: More thoughts on the speed of light
- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 14:27:25 -0400
- Importance: Normal
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> Although we know Klingons use the warp and impulse power scales to measure
> speeds, implying that Klingon physicists are aware of c, there's
> no reason to
> assume that they would actually call it the "speed of light" as we do in
> English. For example, thanks to the BoP poster, we know know of
> the {loghqam},
> a unit of distance about 1.25 light years:
>
> 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
They may not call it the "speed of light" but the loghqam could still be
directly related to the speed of light just as a lightyear is. The values
in the examples are different because they use a different clock and
calendar.
> But until he does, I *really* like *{'otlh Do} for this.
I find it quite interesting also.
DloraH