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Posted by richard on 12/18/07 18:47
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:18:35 GMT, "rf" <rf@invalid.com> wrote:
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>"Bone Ur" <monstersquasher@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:Xns9A0992EDCE665boneurhyphe@85.214.90.236...
>> Okay, I know this has nothing to do with html, but I just can't resist
>> asking it here.
>>
>> The following question assumes that the laws, theories, hypotheses, et al
>> of physics as we currently know them are correct and accurately
>> understood.
>> There is no subliminal "trick" or obfuscation (-love that word) involved
>> in
>> attaining the right answer.
>>
>> It is far, far in the future, and I am very, very rich. I've just
>> purchased the latest and greatest spaceship ever made. It goes faster
>> than
>> anything preceding it. Not quite the speed of light, of course, for that
>> is impossible, but the difference between C and the ship's top speed is
>> almost nothing.
>>
>> For my maiden voyage, I've decided to take my non-maiden girlfriend to the
>> Alpha Centauri Sybaris. The distance from Earth hasn't changed much since
>> the bonehead days of the 21st century, and for purposes of the question
>> (only), acceleration is stipulated to occur virtually instantly and will
>> not crush the crew or cause abnormal effects with regard to the conditions
>> of the scenario.
>>
>> The question is: How long (my time) will it take me to reach my
>> destination?
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>(a) 5 minutes of course. Less if you use a suitable wormhole.
>There is one just over there ---> in that other thread.
>
Hell, I did it last week in less than 2 minutes. As a graduate of MIT
(Mantovarian Interstellar Technologies) I was able to tweak the ship a
tad.
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