From: Robert Comer 

>I'm waiting for the day when the masses realize that light really is the
>limiting speed and that we can't even explore much of our own galaxy in the
>lifetime of a civilization. Isn't the milky way like 100,000 light years
>across?

We'll break light speed if our civilization lasts long enough, of that I
have no doubt.

Actually, a better way of putting it is we'll find a way around light
speed, as you say, you can't go faster than light in our 4 dimensional
universe.

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Bob Comer


On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 09:06:53 -0400, "Geo."  wrote:

>"Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>news:d4bd13tkh490g7hlhq9bi48cbav3kc1r8l{at}4ax.com...
>
>> I think Ion has a chance, but I agree, I'd like to see any type of
>> attempt to go further faster. So much to learn, so little time...
>
>I'm waiting for the day when the masses realize that light really is the
>limiting speed and that we can't even explore much of our own galaxy in the
>lifetime of a civilization. Isn't the milky way like 100,000 light years
>across?
>
>Geo.

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