Comments on: Science Friday: Lunar Trip + Warp Theory + Super Laser + Missing Sunspots + NASA’s COLBERT + more

By: Bob Tompkins

Bob Tompkins — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:46:53 +0000

In several of the early [non-canon] novels [might have been as far back as the Bantam series], it was stated that for a starship to go to warp too close to any planet or a sun would have the effect of destroying said planetary body or sun.

It’s easy to understand why that point never stuck. Every Starship would be a potential planet killer. Who’d need Genesis?

By: Commodore Lurker

Commodore Lurker — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:17:46 +0000

Glad to see your return to us Kayla; we all missed you.

I hope ScienceFriday Inc. enjoys its Homage and free advertising, although I am an addicted NPR Science Friday listener.

Although I generally agree with my friend THX-1138 about lasers, it seems to me the development of high powered laser weapons is inevitable. And I don’t particularly have a problem lasering Pirates who kidnap people and hold them for ransom.

So we’re dropping a none explosive bomb on the moon. How long before the radical environmental Lunar Preservationists file a lawsuit to stop us from further Moon Pollution????

So if the Sun has a massive mega-Sun Quake, do we get fried?

As always, thanks Kayla! }:-D>

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:10:32 +0000

Speculation about warp theory, when — even in the fictional Trek universe — we are decades away from being able to understand it — is a little like speculation about atomic fission before the first atomic bomb was exploded. Some thought that a nuclear explosion would set the entire atmosphere on fire.

Well, it didn’t.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:40:34 +0000

I think I’d take that warp speed = black hole theory with a grain of sand. As of right now, I’m placing that with the atom smasher = black hole theory and well, we know where that went.

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By: Thorn600

Thorn600 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:55:04 +0000

Also Im pretty sure that Alcubierre has done math that showed warp drive could be possible with less then one solar mass, so alll we needed is a fusion reactor, which since the NIF was completed this year we could be pretty close

By: Spockish

Spockish — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:36:54 +0000

Nanook, it is nice to be the first in the topic to comment, the negative part is it seems some just post garbage to get the pride of saying that they were first. Actually it is a great honor to be able to post anything of valid content. The idea is to be able to express your views to possible effect and strenghten others views.

I’ve posted some first but they have been removed and I’ve been 86ed for a time because my comments were of political aspect, and this site like The Great Bird of the Galaxy’s is not meant to be political, or sexist or that religious.

There have even been a few that have educated me in the science aspect.

And there have been an more than once a day NEWS facts that have educated me, that is why I enjoy browsing this Web Site, and think Anthony or Tony (still do not know which he likes better, but does it matter) and rank TrekMovie.Com in the top five of all the World Wide Web sites. It has not been alive longer than StarTrek.Com but it seems to have a better Mastery of the Trek Universe.

By: Nanook177

Nanook177 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:50:41 +0000

Thanks Rick and Thorny, I’ll check it out on NASA TV. Wow, first comment (and first comment EVER) and I have Rick respond to my post? I’ve gone to Star Trek heaven! :)

By: DJT

DJT — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:16:14 +0000

Warp Drive – Cool! But where are the inertial dampeners?

By: SciFiMetalGirl

SciFiMetalGirl — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:34:27 +0000

Someone always has to rain on our warp drive parade!