bloodyrosemccoy: Beast from X-Men at the computer, grinning wickedly (Beastly)
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Dude!

Warp drive may be possible using all those little dimensions curled up in the corners of the universe!

I like the guy trying to describe it. “Think of it like a surfer riding a wave.” Nice try. 

The disclaimer under the image is pretty funny, too.

With thanks to  [personal profile] ysabetwordsmithfor the link. 

Date: 2008-08-14 04:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gwalla.livejournal.com
This is actually kind of an old idea. I remember reading about it in Scientific American back in the '90s. It exploits a technicality: the spaceship isn't moving, the area of space containing it is, and since space has no mass it has no inertia and no speed limit. Tossing the extra dimensions from string theory into the mix may be new, but doesn't really address the fundamental problem of how do you get spacetime to warp like that in the first place?

Date: 2008-08-21 02:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] queenlyzard.livejournal.com
fantabulous!

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