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Old 11-29-2023, 10:22 AM
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No. Warp is actually a cubed function. Warp 9 is 729x the speed of light. I can't believe I actually know this.

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Originally Posted by Blueblaze View Post
Of course not. The fake "scientific" theory known as Marxism did that. But it's a perfect example of a pretty theory of "how things oughta be", that was a proven failure, even 60 years ago when my high school civics teacher made us study "Das Kapital", and Star Trek was on the air, showing us an example of happy shiny space men living in a future cashless paradise, conquering the universe at "warp 9" (which, even at 9x the speed of light, would still be a five month voyage to make it to the nearest star).

While I am a life-long sci-fi fan, I much prefer to solve real-world problems with real science, rather than fantasies.