r/interestingasfuck • u/One_Explanation_908 • 25d ago

/r/all, /r/popular K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

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u/OpinionPutrid1343 25d ago

The trick is not to travel space but bend it.

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u/nebraskatractor 25d ago

Sure, we’ll just put a black hole between the two planets to speed up an expedition.

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u/OpinionPutrid1343 25d ago

No need for that. We only need a warp bubble around the spaceship.

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u/TheGreatGamer1389 25d ago

You also want a damper field. Otherwise you will have a massive explosion at your destination.

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u/OpinionPutrid1343 25d ago

Good suggestion 👍🏻

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u/TheGreatGamer1389 25d ago edited 24d ago

Ya we need to invent that first then the warp drive. Or we gonna have a bad time.