In reply to Mark Goldes's message of Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:32:52 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Einsteins mechanics allows a Pion space drive to achieve speeds that will >approach the speed of light. In contrast, Carrollian, non-relativistic, >physics posits a superluminal Pion powered space drive may approach a speed of >20,000,000 times that of light. [snip] ...at that speed Alpha Centauri would only be 6 seconds away. We could go there in less time than it takes to walk into the next room. ;) (of course this doesn't take acceleration and deceleration into account).
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
