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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: headdie on August 15, 2013, 06:32:55 pm

Title: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: headdie on August 15, 2013, 06:32:55 pm
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/plans-for--warp-drive--spacecraft-to-be-unveiled-in-texas-110028613.html#xFuludg

Just a few thoughts under discussion that might happen by around 2100?
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: An4ximandros on August 15, 2013, 06:40:53 pm
Something all these FTL drive talks always seem to ignore is that we have no idea what will happen to the crew once the ship warps off. I am certain going faster than light speed was not a condition humans were meant to endure.
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: Phantom Hoover on August 15, 2013, 07:40:49 pm
???

humans are subject to the same laws as any other matter, you can predict the rough effects on them pretty easily
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: redsniper on August 15, 2013, 07:41:48 pm
And the idea behind a warp drive is that you don't travel faster than light.... locally. :nervous:
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: Hobbie on August 15, 2013, 07:50:11 pm
This is happening in TEXAS?

The spaceship is gonna be powered by moonshine!
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: An4ximandros on August 15, 2013, 09:01:29 pm
It will be powered by forsaken logic, actually.
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: Nuke on August 15, 2013, 10:57:56 pm
Quote from: Hobbie on August 15, 2013, 07:50:11 pm
This is happening in TEXAS?

The spaceship is gonna be powered by moonshine!

1: rednecks != hillbillies
2: waste of shine
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: Hobbie on August 16, 2013, 12:25:04 am
Fine. I shall rephrase. This spaceship is gonna be powered by buckshot!
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: niffiwan on August 16, 2013, 01:11:18 am
 :D

http://what-if.xkcd.com/21/
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: The E on August 16, 2013, 02:17:48 am
What a bad article.

So what's actually happening is that there's a conference going on that's looking at long-term proposals and concepts for interplanetary or interstellar travel. No new, revolutionary physics discoveries or so will be revealed.

That the article doesn't even tell you what this conference is (the Icarus Interstellar Starship Congress (http://www.icarusinterstellar.org/congress-announcement/)) is just sad.
Title: Re: Warp drives, robotic antimatter farms on Mercury and laser-beam highways
Post by: Nakura on August 16, 2013, 07:39:58 am
Quote from: niffiwan on August 16, 2013, 01:11:18 am
:D

http://what-if.xkcd.com/21/

This is brilliant. I love how he feels the need to say "do not try this at home."