9th January 2003, 4:57 PM
Well, here's something totally anal to think about.
Some say that the constant of the speed of light is actually slowing down, bit by bit, over long periods of time. In other words, the laws of physics themselves are breaking apart bit by bit.
Now then, we all know that Star Wars is "a long time ago", but we have no idea how long ago. What if it was so very very long ago that the constant of the speed of light actually WOULD be enough for inter-planetary travel? With that in mind, travelling at the speed of light would be like Star Trek's warp speed, or something like that.
Okay, with that suggestion, which by the way I don't actually believe, I just want to hear your opinions on it, I shall step out.
Some say that the constant of the speed of light is actually slowing down, bit by bit, over long periods of time. In other words, the laws of physics themselves are breaking apart bit by bit.
Now then, we all know that Star Wars is "a long time ago", but we have no idea how long ago. What if it was so very very long ago that the constant of the speed of light actually WOULD be enough for inter-planetary travel? With that in mind, travelling at the speed of light would be like Star Trek's warp speed, or something like that.
Okay, with that suggestion, which by the way I don't actually believe, I just want to hear your opinions on it, I shall step out.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)