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UNITS OF
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Technical Brief: |
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| "MGLT" is a unit
of acceleration in common use throughout the Galactic Empire;
it is equivalent to an acceleration of approximately 400
terran meter units per second squared. The acronym MGLT
actually stands for Micro-Gravity Linear [Acceleration]
Tolerance, a measure the rate at which the
ion thrusters of a particular ship are capable of
increasing the absolute speed of a vessel in a micro-gravity
(space) environment. The proper acronym is actually
"MGLAT," but since velocity can be maintained in a
frictionless environment without thrust, it became widely
understood that acceleration in space is really what counts,
much more so than absolute speed. Because of this, the "A"
dropped out of the popular vernacular over time, resulting in
the now widely used "MGLT" (maglite or mega-light) term
instead. In fact, "MGLT" is so common that most space-faring
individuals don't know what it stands for outside the fact
that it is a standard unit of acceleration. |
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