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Physicists find a possible way to get warped space, but no drive

While it won't make a useful spaceship engine, it may tell us more about relativity.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/physicists-find-a-possible-way-to-get-warped-space-but-no-drive/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Hexagonal , (edited )
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“The goal of a warp drive is to get from A to B in the time between commercial breaks” 🤣

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/physicists-find-a-possible-way-to-get-warped-space-but-no-drive/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

number6 ,
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I don't understand the disappointed tone of this article. FTL is fantasy.

The reality is that the fastest man-made object moved at 0.05% of the speed of light.

Being able to shelter occupants from acceleration would be a major breakthrough. Being able to go 10% of the speed of light would be a breakthrough. Being able to avoid the debris floating in space would be a breakthrough.

At 10% light-speed, we could pass voyager in two weeks!

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