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does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar travel?
#7869486 - 01/12/08 03:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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just what the title says. i still can't understand exactly what gravity is, and we know "It" exists, but do we really know what It is? considering this "force" stretches across huge distances, through complete vaccum, and also has NO MASS whatsoever,
along with the fact that every scientific/physical barrier which has seemed to exist is always transcended 100-500 years later, i bet we will soon be able to travel to other galaxies through stargates.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: sleepy]
#7869525 - 01/12/08 03:50 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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how does gravity stretch through a complete vacuum?
do you mean space as the complete vacuum?
i dont believe there is gravity in space..
plus have you ever seen the movie stargate?
if you can travel like that i wouldn't want to..
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7869548 - 01/12/08 04:00 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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In spite of what it sez on star trek there is no sign of any way of travelling faster than light. And because of basic fizziks it aint likely we'll go faster than maybe 100,000mph. So getting to nearby stars is, like, out of the question. People wanna believe there's gonna be some star trek someday but it ain't on. We R stuck here. So party like its 1999.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: honeypotty]
#7869564 - 01/12/08 04:05 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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if i can do it in mass effect, then i should be able to do it in real life.. at least in the future!
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: sleepy]
#7869592 - 01/12/08 04:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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sleepy said: just what the title says. i still can't understand exactly what gravity is, and we know "It" exists, but do we really know what It is?
In science nobody knows what anything is. Everything is described in terms of other things we dont know. Forces, energy, mass... these are basic building block of physics theory, but what they are cannot be known. What we can study is how they interact, and what models predict their interactions.
EDIT - In physics definitions the effect of gravity is from the bending of space time, or the exchange of 'graviton' particles. (depends on if you are thinking relativity theory or quantum theory)
Edited by Qubit (01/12/08 04:14 PM)
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7869614 - 01/12/08 04:16 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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drkrobotnik said: i dont believe there is gravity in space..
Of course there is gravity in space. Thats what keeps the planets in orbit, and galaxies together.
The force of gravity from any object (including yourself) extends through all of space.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7869636 - 01/12/08 04:21 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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drkrobotnik said: how does gravity stretch through a complete vacuum?
do you mean space as the complete vacuum?
i dont believe there is gravity in space..
plus have you ever seen the movie stargate?
if you can travel like that i wouldn't want to..
gravity most definitely travels through the vaccum of space, e.g. the moon causing ocean tides on earth. gravity is what keeps us at the same distance (approx) as we orbit the sun.
don't assume there are going to be super bad monsters on the other side, its just a tv show. imagine if you could stargate to the Haight Ashbury planet in the solar system Hoffmann
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: DieCommie]
#7869645 - 01/12/08 04:22 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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like gravity on a larger scale that's what pulls the planets in orbit.. dude i gotcha thanks dude i understand that.
i wish i wasn't so ignorant about this kinda stuff. i also wish i had more general electives to take so i can learn about this kinda stuff.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7869759 - 01/12/08 04:49 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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the internet is your friend.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7869808 - 01/12/08 04:59 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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what you need is a starship equipped with an infinite improbability drive, then there would be no need to go mucking about in hyperspace.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: sleepy]
#7869874 - 01/12/08 05:18 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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sleepy said: just what the title says. i still can't understand exactly what gravity is, and we know "It" exists, but do we really know what It is? considering this "force" stretches across huge distances, through complete vaccum, and also has NO MASS whatsoever,
along with the fact that every scientific/physical barrier which has seemed to exist is always transcended 100-500 years later, i bet we will soon be able to travel to other galaxies through stargates.
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Well, isnt gravity also limited to the speed of light?
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Sausage]
#7869887 - 01/12/08 05:21 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Eh, you only need a Finite Probability Drive to get to most places.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Diploid]
#7870002 - 01/12/08 05:44 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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That's an Infinite Probability Drive
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Acyl]
#7870113 - 01/12/08 06:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Acyl said:
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sleepy said: just what the title says. i still can't understand exactly what gravity is, and we know "It" exists, but do we really know what It is? considering this "force" stretches across huge distances, through complete vaccum, and also has NO MASS whatsoever,
along with the fact that every scientific/physical barrier which has seemed to exist is always transcended 100-500 years later, i bet we will soon be able to travel to other galaxies through stargates.
??????? PROFIT!
Well, isnt gravity also limited to the speed of light?
I'm no astrophysicist, but I was under the impression that gravity was traveling FTL.
Its entirely possible I misunderstood though.
The math of this stuff goes right over my head...
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Madtowntripper]
#7870146 - 01/12/08 06:18 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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The force of gravity travels at the speed of light. Otherwise you could communicate faster then light using gravity and violate causality.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: DieCommie]
#7870166 - 01/12/08 06:21 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Like I said, I'm entirely open to the fact that I'm wrong.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Madtowntripper]
#7870490 - 01/12/08 07:26 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Many many very smart people think that by using a super strong electromagnetic field around something it will create an antigravity efféct and slip through dimensions giving way to intersteller travel and the billions of possabilitys for anti gravity.
There are a bunch of documentrys about a airforce carrier doing this a long ass time ago and it disappeared and ended up thousands of miles away. With people stuck halfway in walls and the floor n shit. Crazy stuff
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Cubie]
#7870504 - 01/12/08 07:29 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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That was a movie, not reality.
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Diploid]
#7870542 - 01/12/08 07:37 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: does "gravity" (whatever gravity is) insinuate the possibility of instantaneous interstellar tra [Re: Madtowntripper]
#7870555 - 01/12/08 07:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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It was based ón Reality. Really, look it up
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