ET's/Aliens yes or no?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

you are thinking along the lines of human (or close) technology. If there is a civilization that has conquered space travel, they are most definitely not using thrusters to rocket from star system to star system. We already recognize the plausibility of using worm holes / folding space, we just lack the technology and energy resources needed to harness them. That is just the theories that we have put together here in the last 20-30 years. such a civilization is most likely instantaneously moving about the cosmos.

I agree that the likelyhood of a long lasting spacefaring culture being limited to reaction thrusters being low. Something you've missed is they would almost certaintly have had to develop some sort of inertial compensator. Nobody likes going splat when the engines come on

[Trip]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

you are thinking along the lines of human (or close) technology. If there is a civilization that has conquered space travel, they are most definitely not using thrusters to rocket from star system to star system. We already recognize the plausibility of using worm holes / folding space, we just lack the technology and energy resources needed to harness them. That is just the theories that we have put together here in the last 20-30 years. such a civilization is most likely instantaneously moving about the cosmos.

That's if they can defeat relativity as previously discussed, keep up with the discussion.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Dave

I agree that the likelyhood of a long lasting spacefaring culture being limited to reaction thrusters being low. Something you've missed is they would almost certaintly have had to develop some sort of inertial compensator. Nobody likes going splat when the engines come on

Yea but alien is alien, suppose they live 1,000 years or are immortal? Maybe they are super tough and can handle any amount of g force thrown at them...

[AquaPython]

Originally Posted by Trip

That's if they can defeat relativity as previously discussed, keep up with the discussion.

the whole point of wormholes is that you don't have to go faster than the speed of light. unless you are saying something else?

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Trip

That's if they can defeat relativity as previously discussed, keep up with the discussion.

Immortal beings... we're immortal relative to a fruit fly... What we think of as "insurmountable time periods" may be a day trip to them with the kids not asking, " Are we there yet?" until the last 5-6,000 years...

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

I agree that the likelyhood of a long lasting spacefaring culture being limited to reaction thrusters being low. Something you've missed is they would almost certaintly have had to develop some sort of inertial compensator. Nobody likes going splat when the engines come on

If they have some kind of "space folding" technology, no physical acceleration would be required.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

the whole point of wormholes is that you don't have to go faster than the speed of light. unless you are saying something else?

Depending on where the worm hole is... I always thought that worm holes were collapsed stars...we'd still need to make the trip to the worm hole. If you're thinking about the whole, "make your own worm hole" thing... Well, that type of tinkering could definitely ruin your entire day if things go wrong.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

If they have some kind of "space folding" technology, no physical acceleration would be required.

Conjecture. No ones ever done it

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Yea but alien is alien, suppose they live 1,000 years or are immortal? Maybe they are super tough and can handle any amount of g force thrown at them...

Or they resemble squids and live in a liquid environment that would have a far higher g tolerance

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Dave

Or they resemble squids and live in a liquid environment that would have a far higher g tolerance

Maybe they are cookie cutter sharks?