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The Enterprise and the Klingon Battle Cruiser 2 - Solution

  1. I
  2. L
  3. No. In the Klingon frame, I is simultaneous with K and L. So the Klingon cruiser is extended from L to I, while the Enterprise is extended from K to I. Since L is where the cannon fires, it misses the Enterprise.
  4. D. (The signal follows the red line from I and meets the back end of the cruiser, where the cannon is, at point D.)
  5. Yes. In the Klingon frame D is simultaneous with F and B, while in the Enterprise frame D is simultaneous with C and E. No matter how you look at it, point D is smack in the middle of the Enterprise.
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