tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post4282260851179509711..comments2023-10-03T06:16:00.300-07:00Comments on Chas' Compilation: Can a Warp Drive really "fly"?Chashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165615466886851925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post-69964254984451439202013-09-13T19:58:15.651-07:002013-09-13T19:58:15.651-07:00The problem with that is that you might not know w...The problem with that is that you might not know where you're going to come out.<br /><br />I remember a science-fiction novel (series) about the Heechee (a long-lost, incredibly advanced race), by Fred Pohl (RIP). The gimmick was that they left ships behind - when you got in one and pressed GO, you went - somewhere. Sometimes in the middle of an O-class star, sometimes in empty space, sometimes on a planet with lots of natural resources or technological goodies.<br /><br />If you were in the last class, you got very rich.<br /><br />Thanls for the New Scientist link. The whole thing is enough to make my head hurt.ZZMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913899667726940233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15832687.post-92114465147067837772013-07-07T15:23:58.632-07:002013-07-07T15:23:58.632-07:00As well, loop quantum gravity appears to indicate ...As well, loop quantum gravity appears to indicate that black holes do not end in a singularity, but instead serve as funnels that spew information from one are of the universe to another - or possibly to other universes entirely. What this would mean is that entering a black hole would not subject you and your ship to spaghettification, but would serve as a portal from this point to another.<br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23611-quantum-gravity-takes-singularity-out-of-black-holes.html#.UdnofOecySo<br />MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.com