Useful Star Trek vrs Star Wars Resources
Ever been involved in a Star Trek vrs Star Wars debate, and not been able to work out how fast the Enterprise was going at warp 5, or how fast an X-Wing accelerated in 20 seconds or whether a light year was more than a parsec? Well now you can, with Clash of the Titan's useful resources page! (Note: This page requires a browser that supports javascript. See disclaimer)
Warp speed calculator
Acceleration and G-Force calculator
Energy conversion calculator
Distance conversion calculator
Energy released from an impact calculator
Resource request form
This calculator will give the you the equivilent speed of an entered warp factor. Simply enter a warp factor and press the 'Find Speed' button. The Original Series (TOS) and The Next Generation (TNG) used different scales, so the calculator returns two speeds, one for each series (note, DS9 and Voyager used the Next Generation scale). The speeds are shown as multiples of light speed (c), and fractional warp factors like 2.5 or 9.99 etc are allowed. For The Next Generation, the absolute maximum warp factor was 10, which equates to infinite speed. Therefore if you enter 10 or over, the TNG speed will always show infinity.
This calculator will let you work out the acceleration and G force for an object over a set distance and time. Enter a distance in kilometers and a time in seconds, then just press the 'Find Acceleration' button. The calculator assumes that the object starts from a stationary position, and accelerates at a constant rate for the whole time.
Some people talk in Megatons, some in MegaJoules and some in MegaWatts. Confused? Don't know whether 400GW is a nuclear weapon or a damp firework? This calculator will let you convert a megaton figure into petajoules and gigawatts. Enter a Megaton figure and just press the 'Convert' button.
Europe uses kilometers, America uses miles. Star Trek uses lightyears. Don't want your Mars probe to crash because you accidently mixed them up? This calculator will let you convert between kilometers, miles, light seconds, light years and parsecs. As a result of rounding, and your computer's internal calculations, there might be some small differences in the results if you perform multiple conversions like kilometers to miles and then back to kilometers. Enter a value in the "Enter Value" box, then select what unit that value is, and finally press the Convert button.
So how much energy was released when the asteroid decapitated the ISD? Or what about the asteroid that may have wiped out the dinosaurs? This calculator will let you calculate the kinetic energy released when an object strikes another. Enter two of the three variables and submit.
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Disclaimer: The author makes no guarantee regarding the accuracy of the calculators on this page. If you notice any mistakes, please let me know. However, it's Probably best not to calculate your starship's warp speed with them, or your Mars lander's re-entry speed.