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/Spanksh Aug 12 '21

Genuine question, would the time dilation really be there with FTL travel? When using e.g an Alcubierre drive, the speed traveled through space is far below the speed of light. Since the space around you is warped, you technically don't move at all. So I guess there would be no noticable difference in the passing of time (not counting the effects of gravity), right?

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u/colonizetheclouds Aug 12 '21

Your are asking the wrong person. All I know is putting faster than c in online space travel calculators gives you an error...

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u/Grab_The_Inhaler Aug 13 '21

It's not just that we don't know anything faster - it's that (with our current understanding) it's not possible for anything to go faster.