Activity for MikeB‭

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Question	—	Would Martial Arts be useful for an intelligent, powerful, quadrupedal animal? Humans developed martial arts to give themselves an advantage in combat against untrained, but possibly stronger or better-armed opponents. Presumably, martial arts are one way of making up for the fact that we humans have rather pathetic natural combat abilities as compared to other animals our size... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: What realistic way could limit an FTL drive to only travelling between stars? Some interpretations of Einstein's field equations allow for FTL by forming a "bubble" of curved space around a ship (check out the Alcubierre drive on Wikipedia). Forming such a bubble would require some exotic matter, which may not play nicely with particles of the solar wind, random bits of debris... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago