Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

16. Not sure about your question.

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 15, 2015, 06:36 PM

Sep 2015

So here is my theory on the make believe. If they are traveling outside of space (sub space), in their own bubble of normal space inside of the warp field, wouldn't their clocks be ticking at a relative rate as someone stationary in space?

I recall an episode of Voyager where it was mentioned that once they had made contact through (I think) a wormhole back to their home quadrant to a Federation beacon, the captain ordered all of the chronometers reset.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

33 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

How did the crew on Star Trek know when their shifts would begin/end? [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2015 OP

Captain Kirk always knew the stardate, and it always had multiple decimal places virtualobserver Sep 2015 #1

... Major Nikon Sep 2015 #2

They look at the clock lunatica Sep 2015 #3

The clock is based on what? Yavin4 Sep 2015 #4

When things get dark. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #5

It's always dark out there. The thing I didn't understand was LiberalElite Sep 2015 #23

Seems like it would have to be the Flux Capacitors. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #27

Time still exists in deep space. As do dates (hence the "Stardate") Glassunion Sep 2015 #6

Thank you oldandhappy Sep 2015 #7

Look at our military. Sure you have bases all over the world Glassunion Sep 2015 #8

They have a special ritual for resetting the clocks after warp/pulse travel pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #9

Yes! geardaddy Sep 2015 #14

being a nerd and physics major... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #10

Traveling at relativistic speeds, even 10% of FTL, would de-syn their clocks in relation sarge43 Sep 2015 #13

Not sure about your question. Glassunion Sep 2015 #16

I didn't see your explanation about the Warp bubble. sarge43 Sep 2015 #18

IIRC the ships had to occasionally go through a cleansing Glassunion Sep 2015 #19

ST: TNG fan too I see. sarge43 Sep 2015 #20

Hell yeah. Glassunion Sep 2015 #21

It was a TNG episode sarge43 Sep 2015 #28

You are correct. Glassunion Sep 2015 #29

I read once that this was the reason they used stardates. It somehow compensates for relativity. arcane1 Sep 2015 #31

Does anybody really know what time it is? malthaussen Sep 2015 #11

Time is a construct of human minds. Time exists on the Enterprise even in deep space. Avalux Sep 2015 #12

Is it a construct of the mind? Or was it simply a discovery of something that always existed? Glassunion Sep 2015 #17

When the tribbles crow? geardaddy Sep 2015 #15

Another Trouble with Tribbles is that they have no sense of time pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #22

That can be a tribulation n/t sarge43 Sep 2015 #24

Ok.. I did laugh out loud on that. +1 Sarge Glassunion Sep 2015 #25

They're no good for alarm clocks--they are nothing but trebble pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #32

More importantly... Do sonic showers really get you clean. Glassunion Sep 2015 #26

Not only were they on duty 24/7/365 they didn't get paid. Star Trek was a warning PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #30

Apple Smart Watches Zorro Sep 2015 #33