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  • I was going to joke and say: that’s like, what, warp 0.0001.

    In the Star Trek universe, warp factors are a way to measure faster-than-light travel. The speed of light is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (km/s). To convert your given speed of 32,000 km/hr into a warp factor, we need to use the formula that relates warp factor to the speed of light:

    v = c * (w^(10/3))

    where:

    •	v is the speed in multiples of the speed of light (c),
    •	w is the warp factor.
    

    First, convert 32,000 km/hr into kilometers per second (km/s):

    32,000 km/hr = 32,000 / 3,600 km/s ≈ 8.89 km/s

    Now, find the warp factor using the speed of light:

    w = (v / c)^(1 / (10/3))

    w = (8.89 km/s / 299,792 km/s)^(1 / (10/3))

    Calculate the fraction inside the parentheses:

    8.89 / 299,792 ≈ 0.00002967

    Now raise this to the power of 3/10:

    0.00002967^(3/10) ≈ 0.000657

    So, approximately:

    w ≈ 0.000657

    Therefore, a speed of 32,000 km/hr corresponds to a very low warp factor, approximately Warp 0.000657 in the Star Trek scale.






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    5 months ago

    Not an academic, but this is spot on for how I’ve felt as a top performer getting nowhere. This realization helped me reorient my aspirations to what I find truly matters to me: my family and hobbies. I’m a solid individual contributor. Over the years, my work has saved us millions and been adopted across the country, which is reward enough. The speaking engagements and schmoozing, I’ll leave that to the extroverts in the boys club.


  • Full disclosure: I don’t intend to be condescending.

    Research Methods during my graduate studies forever changed the way I interpret just about any claim, fact, or statement. I’m obnoxiously skeptical and probably cynical, to be honest. It annoys the hell out of my wife but it beats buying into sensationalist headlines and miracle research. Then you get into the real world and see how data gets massaged and thrown around haphazardly…believe very little of what you see.