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Posts by FlyingLemmingSoup‭

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Q&A Restricted Directions for an Alcubierre Drive?

It's my understanding that if an Alcubierre drive were to be constructed, it would be able to function as a time machine because there would be certain paths through you could take to get to a dest...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by lsusr‭

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Q&A Do Alcubierre Drives Mandate Time Travel, or Just Allow it?

So, I've heard that while Alcubierre drives might present a semi-plausible way of getting around the light speed limit (if you can get ahold of negative energy), they do so at the expense of creati...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭

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Q&A Would Alcubierre Drive Technology Allow for Artificial Event Horizons?

So, my understanding of how Alcubierre drives would theoretically work is not particularly complete. I know it involves compressing and expanding space, but I don't really have an intuitive grasp ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭

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Q&A How Close Can We Build Solar Collectors to the Sun?

Say you've got a space-faring civilization that needs a LOT of power. Sure, fusion is a thing, but there's really not that much helium-3 to be found in our solar system, and it's hard to get. So ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭

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Q&A Are Air-Breathing Merfolk Viable?

I normally ask sci-fi questions, but oh well... It's fairly well established by this point that gills, while fine for fish, wouldn't work for mammals, as we need more oxygen than can reasonably be...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭

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Rigorous Science Flying commercial airliners with ground power?

A thought occurred to me, and I wondered if it could be made practical... This video talks about the possibility of electrical battery powered planes, and in short, while it may be practical to bu...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭