Sevencyclopaedia - Measurements

This is a greatly expanded entry from the Sevencyclopaedia. By Murray Smith.

There were 112 references to seconds:
EpisodeReference
Space FallJenna commented that sealing gel goes solid 'in seconds'.
Raiker threatened to kill one of Blake's friends 'every thirty seconds'.
Cygnus AlphaArtix reported to Leylan that planetfall would be in Forty eight minutes 'thirty seconds'.
Jenna said, 'Thirty seconds'.
The WebAvon said that if the light on the device went out, Blake had 'about three seconds'.
Avon told Gan that the auto repair should cut in in 'about five seconds'.
Vila told Blake that he put Avon down 'about ten seconds ago'.
Seek-Locate-DestroyBlake told Jenna to stand by to bring them up in 'about twenty seconds'.
Avon said that 'Another few seconds' and they would have been blown up.
Travis said that Blake's people could have set demolition charges in 'thirty seconds'.
Jenna said that it would be 'Ninety seconds' before Liberator would be in teleport range.
Project Avalonthe virus took 'Twenty three seconds' to kill the expendable human.
BreakdownJenna ordered Cally, 'reverse thrust in five seconds'.
DeliveranceBlake told Ensor Junior that it would need 'one second' then he and Cally would take him.
Ensor Junior replied that they should pick 'that second' very carefully.
RedemptionCally said that the 2 unidentified ships would be in range in 'fifty seconds'.
Cally later said, 'Forty-two seconds'.
Cally later said, 'Thirty-five seconds'.
Cally later said, 'Twenty seconds'.
Cally then said, 'Thirteen seconds' to blaster range.
Orac said that his circuit clearance and programming would take precisely one hour and 'thirty seven point nine seconds'.
Cally told Central control that they had five minutes and 'fifty five seconds' to release her friends.
Cally told Central control that they had three minutes and 'thirty seconds' to release her friends.
HorizonBlake told Jenna, 'Twenty seconds' then hit it.
Pressure PointAvon told Vila that the rays from the high-intensity energy grid could burn him up in 'seconds'.
Avon said that the grid had a capacity of total self-repair in 'eight seconds'.
Avon said that they had 'eight seconds' to get from their present location to the blockhouse once the mesh was cut.
Vila gave an estimate of 'Thirty seconds?' on how long for him to open the blockhouse door.
Servalan told Travis that the Forbidden Zone would be deactivated in 'precisely fifteen seconds'.
TrialBlake told Orac to wait 'five seconds' then operate the teleport.
Zen said that the attack run would begin in nine minutes and 'thirty seconds'.
Zen said that they would be seen in nine minutes and 'twenty five seconds'.
Zen said that it was 'Five seconds' to the attack run threshold.
the public address system told Travis that the automatic airlock would trigger in 'three seconds'.
KillerAvon rhetorically asked how long, once they took the crystal, it would take the Federation to figure out who had it. 'Five seconds?'
HostageZen said that the battle computers will specify 'three seconds'.
the Commander told the lead flotilla that the Liberator would be at a particular grid reference in two minutes 'twenty three seconds'.
the Commander told the lead flotilla to attack in sections, led by Alpha section, with 'Thirteen seconds' between waves.
The KeeperZen said that the Liberator could be in strike range of the pursuit ship in four minutes 'ten seconds'.
Avon said to Blake that 'Another few seconds' and he would have left him. In Aftermath, Zen said that damage control estimated total failure of Liberator's life support system in 'thirty nine seconds'.
Zen said that life support systems would cease to operate in 'twenty seconds'.
PowerplayVila gave whoever was in the undergrowth 'ten seconds' to get away.
Vila then decided to give them 'another ten seconds'.
VolcanoServalan estimated that units would be in firing range in approximately seven minutes 'forty seconds' from now.
Zen said that the Federation ships had been in strike range for one minute 'eight seconds'.
Zen said that the plasma bolt had 'Five seconds' to strike.
Zen said, One minute 'fifty nine seconds'.
Dawn of the GodsAvon said that Zen could usually check all the Liberator's systems in 'milliseconds [thousandths of a second]'.
The Harvest of KairosZen said that the surface bolts would impact in 'thirteen seconds'.
Rumours of DeathOrac said that the optimum time for teleport would be in precisely one minute and 'forty three seconds'.
SarcophagusCally said that Vila and Avon were both 'seconds' behind her.
Zen said that the energy increase aboard the alien ship was computed as reaching critical point in 'thirty seconds'.
Cally told Dayna and Cally to give her 'as many seconds' as they can, then try to bring her out.
Zen said, Twenty seconds'.
Zen said, 'Fifteen seconds'.
Zen said, 'Ten seconds'.
UltraworldDayna said that Avon had given an argument for not waiting 'a second' longer.
Dayna said that the device would explode in 'ten seconds'.
Dayna then said, 'About seven [seconds]'.
Tarrant then said, 'nearer five [seconds]'.
MolochOrac said that the T-16 space transporter would be in teleport range in one minute, 'seventeen seconds'.
Vila said to Doran, 'wait a second'.
Avon said that a computer should be able to sift and analyse the relevant information in 'microseconds [millionths of a second]'.
Death-WatchCally told Tarrant that his door would open first, but only by 'sixty seconds'.
TerminalZen told Avon that the flight was 'nine seconds' in advance of prediction.
Zen said that the transit time to Disentastra was ninety six hours, seventeen minutes and 'four point three zero three seconds'.
Zen said that they would emerge from the matter belt in 'thirty nine point zero one seconds'.
RescueTarrant gave a time of one minute and 'forty five seconds'.
Tarrant said that there were 'Ten seconds' to lift off.
PowerVila said that they could have 'Seconds' before the nuclear compression charge went off.
TraitorAvon ordered Slave to do an infrared surface sweep every 'thirty seconds'.
StardriveSlave said that 'Thirty seconds' thrust at maximum power, vectored at three seven zero would match their course and velocity through the Altern system with the asteroid.
Avon said, 'Thirty seconds'.
Soolin said that at ten thousand frames 'per second' it would take them hours to check every frame of the recording.
Tarrant announced that Scorpio's descent from orbit would begin in 'forty five seconds' and counting.
Dayna said that the Federation ships would be within firing range in forty four minutes 'fifty five seconds' and counting.
Dayna announced two minutes 'ten seconds'.
Soolin said that the Federation plasma bolt had 'Thirty seconds' to impact on Scorpio.
Soolin said that it would impact in 'Fifteen seconds'.
Soolin said that it would impact in 'Ten seconds and counting'.
Soolin started counting down: 'Nine [seconds]'.
Soolin started counting down: 'eight [seconds]'.
Soolin started counting down: 'seven [seconds]'.
Soolin started counting down: 'six [seconds]'.
AnimalsSlave said that the Federation plasma bolts would impact in 'twenty four seconds'.
Slave said that the third Federation ship's plasma bolts would impact in 'twenty two seconds'.
HeadhunterAvon ordered, 'Retro, four seconds, full!'
Soolin then told Scorpio to preset the retro sequence at 'four seconds' at maximum thrust.
Tarrant confirmed, 'Four seconds maximum is preset'.
Avon said, 'Six second count'.
Soolin ordered Scorpio to activate 'six seconds' from her mark.
Soolin said, as part of the countdown, 'Five [seconds]'.
Soolin said, as part of the countdown, 'four [seconds]'.
Soolin said, as part of the countdown, 'three [seconds]'.
Soolin said, as part of the countdown, 'two [seconds]'.
Soolin said, as part of the countdown, 'one [second]'.
Avon said that it would take, 'about twenty seconds' to get the trap into place.
Assassinwhen Soolin imagined that Cancer was a master of unarmed combat, she spoke of a 'Few seconds pressure' at a vital spot.
GamesGambit said that the countdown was twelve minutes 'twenty seconds' and running.
Dayna told Avon that Federation ships could be firing on them in 'seconds'.
Gambit said that the countdown was five minutes 'ten seconds' and running.
GoldKeiller told Avon that if the killers hit you they would go 'through you'; so 'you've got about ten seconds'.
Tarrant said that they had 'about ten seconds' before the airlocks closed automatically.
OrbitServalan said to Egrorian that it would be easy to train the tachyon funnel on Scorpio; they'd be dead 'in a millisecond'.
Egrorian explained that Pinder was subject to Hoffal's radiation for less than 'a millionth of a second'.
Egrorian said that, because Pinder was subjected to Hoffal's radiation for less than a millionth of a second, he aged fifty years in 'as many seconds'.
Orac said that the remaining flight time was five minutes and 'forty seconds'.
Orac said that the remaining flight time was two minutes and 'thirty seconds'.
WarlordTarrant ordered the craft to identify themselves. They had 'ten seconds' or else he would open fire.
BlakeSoolin observed that the four gunships and two more would have them in strike range on 'twenty five seconds'.
Tarrant said that if he left the Scorpio's controls for 'a second', she would flip over and break up.


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