Faster than light travel - do I think it could happen in the way I describe? [snort] No.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author doubts that faster than light travel is possible as described.
- In plain terms
- I do not think faster than light travel can happen my way.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge limits of current science in fiction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits do you accept in fiction?
- Is FTL possible?
Another view
Science fiction needs some license to function.
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