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Originally posted by Neb:
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Originally posted by andrewas:
As I recall it required somewhat massive equiment - and this is the killer - at both ends of the experiment.
Even if you could scale it up to move a vessel at say 1MC (At that speed you cross the galaxy in about 1 month), and build one transporter, youd still need a slower-than-light ship to build the other end. Unless you can contact another race at the other end and send them plans, but even then that message cant move >1C.
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Not that much of a problem. Just built it here and then send it flying into space with a pair of reverse thrusters to stop it after a certain distance has been traversed.....[/QUOTE]You obviously have greater faith in the longevity of equipment than I do. I can't keep a computer running for more than a week without some kind of error requiring human intervention, much less thousands of years of sub-light travel. Not to mention, where would you fill up on this galactic road trip? I don't think 7-11 franchises out there yet. Maybe BP?
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