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triviagasm

Forget Warp Speed, Try One Of These Alternative FTL Ideas

In Star Wars and Star Trek, the main way to get around the galaxy is to use warp speed or flip on your hyperdrive, which is a bit like hitting the gas pedal as hard as you can so you'll get there a bit quicker. There's more science to it than that, involving subspace fields and hyperspace and all that jazz, but the end result is that you're traveling very quickly. But besides speed, what other faster than light alternatives are there? Check out our list of other ways to get there in scifi. More »

3:40 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Kevin Kelly
8,964 views, 123 comments

Latest by n/a: I like books that take the time to really explain how their FTL drives work. The details of what is and isn't possible in terms of interstellar travel would make a huge difference. Snce FTL is made up more »

syd mead

Put Futurist Syd Mead On The Hot Seat

Syd Mead has had a hand in designing everything from Ford automobiles, to V'Ger in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, to the Sulaco ship design in Aliens, and even the look and feel of the cities in Blade Runner and Tron. He's definitely a giant in the field of future design, and if you could ask him any question, what would it be? More »

2:10 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Kevin Kelly
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