tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538059816904053911.post2625099443490714042..comments2024-03-23T03:06:34.328-07:00Comments on A Boat Against the Current: This Day in TV History (Kirk, Crew Have ‘Trouble With Tribbles’)MikeThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865731845343427202noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538059816904053911.post-31737042883508927092012-12-31T08:01:50.012-08:002012-12-31T08:01:50.012-08:00" I don’t know how high the body count of the..." I don’t know how high the body count of these creatures reaches in James Cameron’s thriller, but I’m sure they don’t match the estimate that Spock, whom I trust implicitly in such matters, comes up with for tribbles ('1,771,561')."<br /><br />That actually always bothered me, since it's a straight multiplication, not at all "allowing for the amount of grain consumed, and the volume of the storage compartment."<br /><br />Spock's estimate should have been different, or he shouldn't have lied about adjustment factors for which he didn't adjust.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.com