30 Jun 02:31
--Thing is, though, physics does change. Nobody in the 19th century would have thought that we could get vast amounts of energy out of uranium (which they used to glaze pots!). And they thought they had it ALL figured out too.
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30 Jun 02:29
--If it doesn't involve throwing something out of your spaceship (a rocket) or throwing something AT your spaceship (a photon sail etc.) it's all SF to me LOL
30 Jun 02:28
--I didn't mean "science book" like that, more a book of speculation that has some grounding in mathematical ideas
30 Jun 02:28
--No science book would have an interconnected network of interstellar distance gates though.. :)
30 Jun 02:28
--I definitely agree that the fiction bit is relevant, it IS science fiction after all
30 Jun 02:27
--I just can't find much details, maybe the idea is totally discredited now?
30 Jun 02:26
--Yeah, but collapsar is an old term for black hole :-) And I've seen "black hole gates" described in science books
30 Jun 02:25
--Pretty much...the tech isn't described as black hole gates in the book..I just used your words :)
30 Jun 02:25
--don't black holes just rip you apart with tidal forces if you get near them?
30 Jun 02:24
--I heard about "black hole travel" in books and stuff, but I can't find any details on how black holes could make travel shorter
30 Jun 02:24
--No so, the book was using "collapsers" I jist looked it up, so yeah black hole gates or something
30 Jun 02:22
--What if we found out it worked in reverse, the faster you went the longer the trip seemed to the travellers?
30 Jun 02:22
--I was amused that the "micro-ton" grenades would only be as powerful as a firecracker
30 Jun 02:22
--Hmmm. I can't remember to be honest...I thought it was just ftl drives of some sort, but I might be wrong