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You are of course referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive

Which does not actually break Einsteins limit, although it does work like a Star Trek warp-drive. Of course the energy requirements are virtually impossible to satisfy in addition to all of the other problems.

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> Of course the energy requirements are virtually impossible to satisfy in addition to all of the other problems.

That's what they used to say about powered flight ;)

Perhaps, but you are comparing Jupiters to raisins.

Interesting. I was just pulling a random counter explanation out of my derriere, but of course it has been already thought of before.

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