Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 8444449)

When a spaceship travels in light speed, there is no danger of collision...As soon as the spaceship goes to normal speed it finds itself in an asteroid field and collision is imminent...

Your thoughts...

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 8444449)

When a spaceship travels in light speed, there is no danger of collision...As soon as the spaceship goes to normal speed it finds itself in an asteroid field and collision is imminent...

Your thoughts...

Originally Posted by Bonny Boy (Post 8444498)

Why is there no danger of collision at light speed?

Light particles/waves are constantly colliding with objects - it's how a mirror works.

Originally Posted by Jeeper (Post 8444500)

What if the normal speed of the spaceship is lightspeed?

Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 8444501)

Someone's been watching The Empire Strikes Back.

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 8444503)

Still, doesn't make sense...

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 8444508)

No...A New Hope...Hopefully Empire will be on after this...

Originally Posted by Bonny Boy (Post 8444511)

Well light obviously travels at the speed of light, and manages to collide with objects - it can't pass through them.


A spaceship would disintegrate if it hit a large enough object at speed, including light speed.

Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 8444512)

Those aren't asteroids, it's the remains of Alderaan.

That's no moon....

I've got a bad feeling about this...

Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 8444523)

Anyway, a theoretical way to travel across space faster than light is to bend space and time with a gravity drive, bringing two points closer together...or maybe use wormholes with a Stargate at each end...or travel in a different dimension/universe altogether.



Yes, as if a million voices cried out and were suddenly silenced...

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 8444515)

Exactly...So how come in light speed the Millenium Falcon is not in danger, but as soon as it is in normal speed it starts dodging asteriods in the field...

Originally Posted by Bonny Boy (Post 8444537)

I presume this is a film?

They don't always stick with the facts you know.