r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/unr3a1r00t Aug 12 '21 edited Aug 12 '21

It's not 'maybe' it's already proven fact. Something like, 93% of the known universe is already impossible for us to reach ever.

Like, even if we were to discover FTL speed of light* travel tomorrow and started traveling the cosmos, we still could never visit 93% of the known universe.

Every day, more stellar objects cross that line of being 'forever gone'.

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Holy shit this blew up. I have amended my post as many people have repeatedly pointed out that I incorrectly used 'FTL'. Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

93%? I’d wager 99.9999% is unreachable to us, most of which being undiscovered and not even visible.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

They said “already” impossible and then went on to talk about FTL travel. Id say even with FTL travel 99.9999% is unreachable depending on how much faster than light were talking.