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Introducing the Warpship

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the fastest-ship-in-the-west dept.

astroengine writes "Dr. Richard Obousy, a guy who has put modern science into the warp drive, has designed his very own warpship. Now, for the first time, he's shared it with the world. It might not be the sleek Starship Enterprise, but its structure has been optimized to harness local 'dark energy,' generating a warp bubble so faster-than-light velocities are possible." Now, the only question is: will the ship achieve faster-than-light travel ... or will the company hit those speeds once it has enough money from investors?

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  1. Re:Let's not put the cart before the horse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, you actually need a greater-than-infinite amount of energy to exceed the speed of light. To reach the speed of light, you would only need an infinite amount of energy.

    Think of c not so much as a speed, but as the ultimate ratio of time to space.

    I'm assuming the proposed method of FTL travel is similar to the Alcubierre Drive, which (probably) requires exotic matter--matter with negative mass. It's vaguely possible that such things exist, but unlikely.

    Basically, exceeding the speed of light is either a misconception, or it would break our understanding of physics in sort of a big way.