I think that with star trek the idea is that you aren't actually going ftl it's all about a field generated by the warp engines which you are inside. That's how I understand it at any rate.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 13 August 2012 17:57 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] FTL in games Hi Phil, True, but FTL is as yet in opposition with known physics. As I understand it nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. It is the great constant in physics. There are tacions that move faster than light, but nothing else in known physics can do it. The other problem that makes FTL implausible is inertia. How exactly do you go from 0 KPS to 300,000 KPS without the people inside the spaceship being smashed into jelly? My point being while FTL is common place in books, movies, and video games no one has a clue how to get around the laws of physics and make it truly plausible. That's why it is called science fiction. :D On 8/13/12, Phil Vlasak <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dark, > There have been many SF stories where faster than light transport was > scientifically possible. > In Aliens and 2001 , they use hibernation. > I read of a story with modified hibernation where the humans slow down so a > > year feels like a day of time, and a 100 year flight would feel like 100 > days. > Of course, when they got back to earth, over 200 years would have passed. > One interesting detail was that the robots moved at normal speed, which was > > so fast to the humans that they were invisible. > A human would ask for a glass of water, hold out her hand and it would > almost magically appear in her hand. > Phil > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
