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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 32 points 3 months ago (3 children)

50% chance of being in the habitable zone

Imagine sitting on a spaceship for 151 years just to discover your parents' bet was wrong

[–] Zolidus@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago
[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Ohhhhhhh, ok that's clever!

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

Imagine getting there and finding out a ship left 50 years after yours that flies faster and arrived 2 years before yours!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Just imagine sitting on a spaceship for 151 years to find out they got there first because in 151 years space travel tech has improved so much they can travel there in 35 years.

[–] plecks@programming.dev 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Unless we figure out FTL travel that wouldn't be possible.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

so with the solar mass of antimatter ponies that are propelling your spaceship, please tell me how yours works in reality.

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago

Alcubierre engine.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nah, Earth ran out of ideas in the 2020s

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

i mean shit this isn't even my idea jerry pournelle wroute a short story about it ages ago

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Maybe ChatGPT has some ideas