I'm a doctor, not a....

The running gag in the various Star Trek series in which a medical figure states, "I'm a doctor, not a...." was originally found in the film comedy The Kennel Murder Case. Only Dr. Krusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, of all main cast doctors of five series, never said the phrase.  Dr. Pulaski on Star Trek: The Next Generation the line, either, but she was not credited as a regular cast member.
Star Trek Trivia Calendar Sunday October 13, 2013

Warp Factor Chart

Warp speed is the way starship speed is measured in Star Trek. It is a logarithmic scale, not linear. Warp 10 is infinite speed, and is the same thing as occupying every point in the universe simultaneously. Here is a chart that shows how fast each warp factor is, compared to the speed of light, and the distance to our nearest star, Alpha Centauri, which is 4.6 light years distant.

Warp Lightspeed Time to Centauri
1 1 5 years
2 10 6 months
3 39 2 months
4 102 18 days
5 214 9 days
6 392 5 days
7 656 3 days
8 1024 2 days
9 1516 1 day
9.2 1649 1 day
9.6 1909 23 hours
9.9 3053 14 hours
9.99 7912 6 hours
9.9999 199516 13 minutes
The numbers above have been rounded, and are based on the Star Trek Encyclopedia's data.

Star Trek major contributions

Star Trek has had a major impact on my life. It has shown me that whatever you can imagine will come true. It has been the seed of many of my writings as well as my projects.

I have taken a greater interest in outer space because of the shows. I cant wait for the new series to come out.