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Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
#41
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
(October 20, 2015 at 11:56 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

Honey, we've been over this! This is a generation ship - first you have to breed and then we're all going to die in dead cold space. Oh look, a pretty star!
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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#42
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
(October 20, 2015 at 8:55 am)Alex K Wrote:
(October 20, 2015 at 8:52 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: What about the idea of using space folding to instantaneously travel? Like the off mentioned hypothetical wormholes.

You need to create a region of intense negative energy for that. It is not known how one would accomplish such a feat...
I see. What is negative energy exactly?
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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#43
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
Negative energy density is an hypothesized feature of exotic matter. And how do you tell if matter is exotic? Well, it'll have a negative energy density.  Big Grin

OK, I gowaynow.  Angel
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#44
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
(October 20, 2015 at 2:31 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote:
(October 20, 2015 at 8:55 am)Alex K Wrote: You need to create a region of intense negative energy for that. It is not known how one would accomplish such a feat...
I see. What is negative energy exactly?

Well... It needs to be a material that lowers the energy content of the space it inhabits below that of the vacuum... Ordinary matter raises it by E=mc^2...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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#45
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
But i gotta pee!

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#46
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
Well after reading the posts from pages 2-5 I can officially say my brain just did a full somersault.


Interesting reads nonetheless.
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#47
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
(October 20, 2015 at 6:31 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: But i gotta pee!

Fine, here's your brita filter...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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#48
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
Fuck all this stuff. I can go as fast as I want.
Feel free to send me a private message.
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#49
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
(October 21, 2015 at 10:00 am)robvalue Wrote: Fuck all this stuff. I can go as fast as I want.

Yeah. Yeah! You tell those pesky laws of Physics!
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#50
RE: Travelling at the speed of light?[Question]
(October 20, 2015 at 2:40 pm)houseofcantor Wrote: Negative energy density is an hypothesized feature of exotic matter. And how do you tell if matter is exotic? Well, it'll have a negative energy density.  Big Grin

OK, I gowaynow.  Angel
Ah, so does it come scantly clad in a haiwan theme and do a strip tease?
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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