Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Penultimate Misconception of Spaceships
The Copernican or Medioclet principle failed us there, we saw the abnormal giants most, brighter than our own Sun. This isn't surprising as most stars are red dwarfs, though again they don't look red at all. In a no-FTL universe, you are not likely to be plowing through space at 99.9% of light speed. The energy needed for that is literally 2000 times what it would take to move at 10%. At 1% light speed, it's only 4 seconds a day that you're saving by slowly calling forward in time.
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