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[Sgt. Rho]

Sure Halo and Andromeda fans have heard this. I wonder what the so called Slipstream or Slipspace is supposed to be?

In Halo and Andromeda they are ways to bridge far distance by moving faster than light through that space. Though not instantly, it still takes weeks to month to fly from one system to another, in Halo, in Andromeda it's instant.

I don't know where I should've put this, but since here is a lot of FTL-discussion going on lately, I thought this is the right place.

Edited by Master_Chief, 07 July 2008 - 10:05.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Master_Chief, on 7 Jul 2008, 11:03, said:

Sure Halo and Andromeda fans have heard this. I wonder what the so called Slipstream or Slipspace is supposed to be?

Sci-Fi BS

[Sgt. Rho]

Not everything in Sci-Fi is bullshit. See: Warp. Theoretically it could work, if we find a way to warp spacetime around an object. Do we even know if the Slipstream exists?

Neither is something BS just because it appears in Science Fiction, though most things that appear in Sci-Fi is BS...

Edited by Master_Chief, 07 July 2008 - 10:30.

[Alias]

In b4 division by zero.

[Medve]

You have to somehow "evade" or negate the fact that lightspeed = infinite mass = the post above. But I myself don't see a way to get around the laws of modern physics.

Medve

[Dauth]

If you can move with space when space is moving FTL then yes, otherwise Strangelove is correct.

[NanSolo]

As far as I know Sci-fi often uses a variation of two themes for FTL travel: you either change the shape of space itself, or you use some sort of wormhole technology to get from point A to B without travelling through normal space. From the name 'slipstream' I'm guessing it's some sort of the latter, similar to Hyperspace from StarWars.

As to whether either of those is possible, at the moment, I refer you, like Dauth, to Dr. Strangelove's reply.

[Dr. Strangelove]

NanSolo, on 7 Jul 2008, 12:01, said:

As far as I know Sci-fi often uses a variation of two themes for FTL travel: you either change the shape of space itself, or you use some sort of wormhole technology to get from point A to B without travelling through normal space. From the name 'slipstream' I'm guessing it's some sort of the latter, similar to Hyperspace from StarWars.

As to whether either of those is possible, at the moment, I refer you, like Dauth, to Dr. Strangelove's reply.

The wormhole idea is far more plausible.

[Sgt. Rho]

If you find a way to open wormholes, and keep them open, sure.

[Shirou]

Slipstream/Slipspace can essentially be compared with the fictional ''subspace''. That is something parallel to everything in our universe, but the travel times in ''subspace'' are way less. For example if you enter this ''slipstream/subspace whatever'' on point A, then go to point B IN SUBSPACE, and exit subspace at point B, you will be at point B in normal space. You will have travelled that certain distance in subspace, but that distance is way greater in normal space, and thus you have travelled, probably FTL, across space. Similar principe to the warp drive, really, if only there is something like subspace.

Another explanation of it, is that subspace is some place with alternate physics laws, which do allow you to physically travel faster than light without gaining infinite mass. So if you have an FTL engine but it can't go FTL because of physics.. slip into slipspace and use it there. Yeah, strangelove is pretty right, Sci Fi BS.

With slipstream it's more complicated than that, read it upon wikipedia, I can't be bothered to read all that up.

Some scientists have probably considered it but there is not even remote evidence that even such a thing exists, so it's purely fictional.

Edited by Aftershock, 10 July 2008 - 12:49.

[̀̀̀̀█]

Bleh... Slip stream in halo means the break in the fabric of space, which in an atmosphere creates that huge shockwave that destroyed that city. As far as I care, the slipstream was basically opening a wormhole.

[Rich19]

Sci-Fi rubbish that makes an interesting plot. There's no chance of us finding ways to do these things within the next thousand years or so, to be honest. If we wanted to make long distances seem shorter, we'd probably research into keeping people asleep for years, because it's easier.