Economy 53,072 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/09/08/star-treks-warp-drive-might-become-a-reality/#7b588d6144c5 A lot of research by Nasa and team of scientists has been going on in the field of Warp Drive. While it was fiction in Star Trek, there was always a scientific theory behind it, one that now seems extremely likely to be possible The idea goes by warping (or shrinking) the fabric of space. Its almost like squeezing a sponge and reducing its size but once u stop squeezing it goes back to its regular shape. By doing this as your travel your can shrink/warp the fabric right in front of you and there creating a short cut as you travel. You wouldnt literally be traveling faster than light but youd cover the diatance anyway In Physic theory there is a method that makes this possible although the energy required is too high for what were currently able to produce! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannydevito 10,658 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 maybe being faster than light is just a perfect illusion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,072 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, dannydevito said: maybe being faster than light is just a perfect illusion Well yes technically. Cause the distance u cover would suggest ur travelling faster than light but you actually wouldnt be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannydevito 10,658 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Just now, Economy said: Well yes technically. Cause the distance u cover would suggest ur travelling faster than light but you actually wouldnt be yas i'm such a genius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,072 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Just now, dannydevito said: yas i'm such a genius Of course u are Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinneyUnderYou 0 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 @Economy Doesn't this mean we'll be able to fast forward until LG5 is released? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,072 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 11 minutes ago, KinneyUnderYou said: @Economy Doesn't this mean we'll be able to fast forward until LG5 is released? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
isak 173 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 That all sounds great but space is warped by matter and mass. Which means that space is actually warped by energy because E=mC^2. So to virtually wrap the space in front and behind a spacecraft would take an enormous amount of energy. Where are we going to harness and control such incredible energies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,072 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Just now, isak said: That all sounds great but space is warped by matter and mass. Which means that space is actually warped by energy because E=mC^2. So to virtually wrap the space in front and behind a spacecraft would take an enormous amount of energy. Where are we going to harness and control such incredible energies? We currently cant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
isak 173 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, Economy said: We currently cant Exactly! On the Kardashev civilization scale, we're technically not even a Type I planetary civilization yet! What they're talking about with the warp drive is more like a Type II solar civilization or Type III galactic civilization. Type II would be something along the lines of Star Trek where they can harness the full power of the star. Type III would be along the lines of Star Wars where the energy of the entire galaxy can be harnessed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,072 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 8 minutes ago, isak said: Exactly! On the Kardashev civilization scale, we're technically not even a Type I planetary civilization yet! What they're talking about with the warp drive is more like a Type II solar civilization or Type III galactic civilization. Type II would be something along the lines of Star Trek where they can harness the full power of the star. Type III would be along the lines of Star Wars where the energy of the entire galaxy can be harnessed. Meh, that scale to me never made much sense. Each stars energy varies considerably. 1 species by that scale could enter a level and another not even though they are equally advanced just because their star us a different size anyway, my point for posting this wasnt so much for saying its gonna happen soon. Im merely pointing out that its believed that its possible. No one suggested it happening in our life times and thankgodness. It would be caos if we ran into aliens because we coukdnt have any formal dealing with them seeing as we still dont have a world government. Were devided Nation by Nation making us impossible to deal with diplomatically in an interspecies kinda way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adakam 2 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 This is exciting and sad, because its so our of our reach right now that i wont get to see it happen, not to mention experience it myself. I might be wrong (and im an idiot for saying it in gagadaily specially, the least open minded place in humanity) but I am a believer of a karma based-multiple lives existence, as it is the most exciting way of thinking about the future, being able to experience everything so im hopeful rn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 3 hours ago, Economy said: The idea goes by warping (or shrinking) the fabric of space. Its almost like squeezing a sponge and reducing its size but once u stop squeezing it goes back to its regular shape. I thought space was a vacuum. How do you shrink nothing? Also, what happens if you shrink people? For example, if your ship is passing by the earth? I don't think people will "go back to their regular shape". Seems kinda far fetched to me. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,072 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 12 hours ago, Goosey said: I thought space was a vacuum. How do you shrink nothing? Also, what happens if you shrink people? For example, if your ship is passing by the earth? I don't think people will "go back to their regular shape". Seems kinda far fetched to me. No. Space simply doesnt have air. But its still made up of something (which we dont understand 100%) If it wasnt made of anything it couldnt conduct light or even gravity. Its called "fabric of space". We cant see it tho. Its makeup is either too tiny to be seen with any kind if microscope or its simply invisible to us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 All's I know is that 'if' we can achieve warp, they won't be able to catch us.... cause... We're hauling ass.... like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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