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Fatal Exception wrote:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/nasa_eagleworks_warp_drive/

I'm pretty sure Warp 10 isn't 10X the speed of light though.

Fatal Exception wrote:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/nasa_eagleworks_warp_drive/

I'm pretty sure Warp 10 isn't 10X the speed of light though.

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:

Fatal Exception wrote:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/nasa_eagleworks_warp_drive/

I'm pretty sure Warp 10 isn't 10X the speed of light though.

Using the Next Generation warp scale, Warp 10 is infinite speed. No ship has ever reached that speed, and I won't have anyone tell me otherwise.

T9Flake wrote:

Fatal Exception wrote:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/nasa_eagleworks_warp_drive/

I'm pretty sure Warp 10 isn't 10X the speed of light though.

It's the equivalent of the Hitchiker's Impossibility Drive (if we use the TNG onwards scale)

Warp 9.99 (TNG) is 7,912 times the speed of light

TheTurnipKing wrote:

T9Flake wrote:

Fatal Exception wrote:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/18/nasa_eagleworks_warp_drive/

I'm pretty sure Warp 10 isn't 10X the speed of light though.

It's the equivalent of the Hitchiker's Impossibility Drive (if we use the TNG onwards scale)

Warp 9.99 (TNG) is 7,912 times the speed of light

You mean the Infinite Improbability Drive? You realise the Improbability drive means you pass through every point in the universe simultaneously, right?

Meep wrote:
Second of all, there is always an energy crisis. Always. As civilisation continues to grow and advanced it is in perpetual need of ever increasing supplies of energy. This means that no matter where you are in history there is always an energy crisis looming just ahead of you which requires a new and greater source of energy. When the time comes that one cannot be found civilisation stops and if the one we current depend on collapses then civilisation collapses also.

Poser wrote:Megatron must be stopped. No matter the cost.

Meep wrote:The way I see it, making humans immortal is much more achievable than creating FTL, which is probably impossible. What have these things got to do with each other? Well, assuming medical technology reaches the point were we are immortal, the long times required for interstellar travel cease to be a problem. If you never grow old you won't care about taking a few centuries to reach another solar system, especially if you can go into some kind of deep sleep most of the way.

Moggy wrote:

Meep wrote:The way I see it, making humans immortal is much more achievable than creating FTL, which is probably impossible. What have these things got to do with each other? Well, assuming medical technology reaches the point were we are immortal, the long times required for interstellar travel cease to be a problem. If you never grow old you won't care about taking a few centuries to reach another solar system, especially if you can go into some kind of deep sleep most of the way.

I moan like strawberry float if I am on a one hour flight.

Meep wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Meep wrote:The way I see it, making humans immortal is much more achievable than creating FTL, which is probably impossible. What have these things got to do with each other? Well, assuming medical technology reaches the point were we are immortal, the long times required for interstellar travel cease to be a problem. If you never grow old you won't care about taking a few centuries to reach another solar system, especially if you can go into some kind of deep sleep most of the way.

I moan like strawberry float if I am on a one hour flight.

I imagine an interstellar ship would be strawberry floating huge. If you are going to be living there for a few centuries you'll probably want your own living quarters and all sort of entertainment and such to keep you occupied. You could probably get a job on the ship. If you're not qualified, no big deal, you're immortal so you have time to become an expert in pretty much anything you have the remotest aptitude for.