Posted on 09/17/2012 10:28:10 AM PDT by justlurking
According to General Relativity, gravitational effects and acceleration are equivalent. Gravity is basically a distortion of space-time. Acceleration propels one into the future (vs the frame of reference they started in). The faster than light speed discussed here would, in effect, be a distortion of space-time. Why wouldn’t there be a time travel aspect? Faster than light also means, according to theory, and if ever possible, going BACK in time.
Thanks
I am glad to hear someone understands my sense of humor.
Even if they are few and far between.
;)
And... time dilation *does* occur within gravitational fields, more or less depending on the amount of mass involved. The space-time manipulation discussed here seems to me to be not too different than a gravitational field.
The economic laws here haven't changed, because economic laws are just reflections of human behavior. It's just that politicians want to keep breaking the laws without consequence. What you want to do is escape to a law-abiding star system.
Soundtrack for the first flight if they ever move it from concept into the testing phase:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEEzbFxEbB8
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