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Uncle Joe

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71. I've never been much of a surfer either, once off

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:06 PM

Jun 2014

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Waikiki Beach and they had minor waves, I went under the water, my board flew in to the air and just as I came back to the surface, the board came down and hit my head, I saw stars and had to fight to keep from blacking out.

Life is good every day does bring new wonders, peace to you, hunter.

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Engage warp drive! Nasa reveals latest designs for a Star Trek-style spacecraft that could make [View all] Uncle Joe Jun 2014 OP

thinking as an engineer, not a theoretical physicist, unblock Jun 2014 #1

Deflector shields Motown_Johnny Jun 2014 #2

More on deflector shields LongTomH Jun 2014 #57

Well from the looks of it, the bubble could push such particles out of the way. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #3

But how do you maintain an atmosphere within it Aerows Jun 2014 #17

I don't know, Aerows but I believe we are capable of finding out. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #20

The near-but-not-complete vacuum was my first thought, too Aerows Jun 2014 #16

Your post just caused me to spend a good 30 minutes debating the logic of causality. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #35

well that's 30 minutes you'll never get back... orrrrrr isss itttt...? unblock Jun 2014 #38

Perhaps we can return before we are born... Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #43

i will tell you all but first please deposit another dollar fifty ;) unblock Jun 2014 #45

I'm not a mathematician but if 0 can be both real and imaginary? Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #47

If the ship had a significant velocity through space, yes. Orsino Jun 2014 #76

You would enjoy his presentation The Traveler Jun 2014 #79

I don't think that would be an issue because space is warped around the craft. Hosnon Jun 2014 #82

so, it moves like a double-sided zipper? unblock Jun 2014 #84

This thread needs a theme song. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #4

That's nice, but where are the torpedo ports? No laser array or weapons? Rex Jun 2014 #5

I imagine that will come later. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #7

It would be a shame if another species blew our trillion dollar ship Rex Jun 2014 #8

The Tea Party would be the last to go, they don't believe in science. n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #11

They would, for a brief moment, after being thrown out of an airlock. Rex Jun 2014 #12

Bad Rex, bad! Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #14

Thanks! I guess it should be nicer to them now that one of their own kicked Cantor to the curve. Rex Jun 2014 #27

... Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #30

Peace to you too Uncle Joe. Rex Jun 2014 #34

nonsense, science is way useful for increasing productivity, profits, and layoffs. unblock Jun 2014 #39

Are you familiar with Slavoj Zizek? Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #46

no, i'll have to look him up, thanks! unblock Jun 2014 #49

Forget the torpedo ports! What about friggin bathrooms? edbermac Jun 2014 #41

That is because they use cloaked, teleporter potties Rex Jun 2014 #42

Forget the bathrooms! Give us the holodeck! Orsino Jun 2014 #78

Is one of the scientists name Zefram Cochran? warrior1 Jun 2014 #6

No, he won't be along until later. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #9

Let us hope that this Enterprise has restrooms. Kaleva Jun 2014 #10

That's partially covered. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #13

Hey didn't Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory invent a space toilet? Marrah_G Jun 2014 #31

Yes he did. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #33

Ah fellow nerd!!!! nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #32

What for? Zorra Jun 2014 #15

That looks like a good movie, Zorra, and I plan on viewing it but to answer your question Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #19

If the only ones who will get to go live on "Elysium" are those with the most wealth, the universe Zorra Jun 2014 #24

The scenario of "Elysium" is only one of an infinite number of potentialities. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #26

Carl Sagan did want us to spread out into the Galaxy LongTomH Jun 2014 #51

i just read this article about recent leaps in the development of transporters too Takket Jun 2014 #18

How soon can I sign up for my... 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #21

Simply not possible; but sure is fun to talk about. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #22

Impossible Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #23

''Space travel is utter bilge.'' Octafish Jun 2014 #25

Well, as I said earlier in the thread Aerows Jun 2014 #28

I hear you, Octafish, if not us someone else will. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #29

There is a difference between deductive validity and inductive strength. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #36

I hear what you're saying Gravitycollapse but does the definition of proper change? Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #40

Certain aspects of FTL speed preclude them from possibility given our system of logic. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #44

I view our current space travel capability and knowledge as toddlers Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #48

Nice slapdash inclusion of Fermat's Last Theorem, which is TRUE mathematic Jun 2014 #59

The best analogy might be antimatter and the Higgs boson LongTomH Jun 2014 #85

Speaking of robots, how far along do you believe this will be in a 100 years? Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #86

100 years? How about 10-20? LongTomH Jun 2014 #87

I'm thinking that in 100-300 years, if they can pull something like this FTL thing off Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #88

I agree, not in this universe. By my math nothing goes faster than light... hunter Jun 2014 #50

Good analysis. But are you sure of your existence in the universe when there's no one observing your presence? Just askin, lol. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #55

Like Dr. Who, I'm a very dangerous fellow when I don't know what I'm doing. hunter Jun 2014 #60

Well that sounded familiar... X is impossible. TampaAnimusVortex Jun 2014 #58

Turning lead into gold with potions and spells is impossible. hunter Jun 2014 #62

You believe what you want. I'll go with the experts. TampaAnimusVortex Jun 2014 #64

I'm merely optimistic in a different way. hunter Jun 2014 #70

Bad example. Orsino Jun 2014 #77

I thought it was a good analogy. hunter Jun 2014 #80

Yes, but today lead can be turned in to gold. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #65

Right... hunter Jun 2014 #67

And gold can be turned even easier in to lead, but it's not just limited to those two elements, the Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #68

That still doesn't make a Star Trek FTL warp drive possible. hunter Jun 2014 #69

I've never been much of a surfer either, once off Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #71

Well, the Alcubierre drive doesn't work that way... so it is possible ReverendDeuce Jun 2014 #66

Your math may not be right, at least in this case. Our current understanding of cosmology doesn't Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #72

I do not choose that universe. hunter Jun 2014 #73

I agree that it is big, however i choose to live in a reality where objective truths can be gleaned Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #74

I choose to live in that same reality. hunter Jun 2014 #75

You may be right. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #83

This isn't about traveling faster than light, which everyone agrees can't be done. Hosnon Jun 2014 #81

Agreed Ratty Jun 2014 #54

Would require infinite mass, which would blow a major hole in the budget. Hahaha! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #56

According to the article, they believe, mass the size of a car might work. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #63

Awesome that the target year is 2112! I knew that Rush album was prescient. kysrsoze Jun 2014 #37

Can you imagine if we were a world where the main purpose in life is to ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #52

There's a better write-up at Io9 LongTomH Jun 2014 #53

Bookmarking... berni_mccoy Jun 2014 #61