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Lol, well, so much for making point five past lightspeed.
Though I tend not to think of it as "bad," but rather "not possible yet."
Though I tend not to think of it as "bad," but rather "not possible yet."
Well, the original site says FTL is unlikely to ever be possible, which is the safe position. But one of the science podcasts I vaguely recall listening to claims that the idea of transmitting information (vs matter) through wormholes is looking pretty good.BTW, what was so strange about 2001's depiction of the effects of exposure to vacuum? I thought they did pretty good. Here's some support I found.
Oh, and the chart definitely got the ninth column's title wrong: "faster-than light weapons"?
Richard wrote: "Original source. Yeah, it’s about movies, but still..."
Sorry but those 2 ticks for 2001 should go! Ok so in vacuum you should exhale not take a breath but it is possible to survive minimal exposure to vacuum. And moving slow in zero G, well yea you wouldnt be able to run about as you can on earth because in space, as in water, theres nothing to push against.
I agree about moving slowly in zero G/vacuum. And you'd do things slowly and carefully to conserve thruster juice, and not build up momentum you'd just have to waste more thruster juice to counteract.
Watch Moonraker to see probably the worst example of people moving slowly in zero gee. The astronauts flying the shuttle can't even reach for a clipboard (while seated in their pilot's seats) without moving their arms really, really slowly. There's no need for your arms to move that slowly in zero gee.
Lousy chart - e.g. easy breeding with aliens in Stargate is because there was an ancestor race to the 'races' that could interbreed. Often those 'light speed' weapons are accelerated plasma or similar, not 'lasers', thus have a speed well less than light.Me thinks somebody had an agenda when they came up with that one. Heck the last two are more historical movies than SF!
it is interesting that the two with the clean bill of health are based on real events, so not really SF.did anyone ever watch Defying Gravity? i tried, but it was too painful. i seem to remember in that they gave the pat explanation of the astronauts clothes being made from a magnetic fabric that pulled them toward the floor and simulated gravity. aside from the fact that it would also pull them toward the walls and consoles of the spacecraft, it also seems to affect Laura Harris' ponytail
Original source. Yeah, it’s about movies, but still...