Warp Drive May Be More Feasible Than Thought, Scientists Say

[Neil]

Mankind isn't interested in space travel.

Because we're not investing billions in some fantasy contraption?

No.  This bullshit isn't technically feasible.

Space travel will cost money, and we'll always vote to spend the money on something to make us more comfortable.

[jimmy olsen]

Mankind isn't interested in space travel.

Because we're not investing billions in some fantasy contraption?

No.  This bullshit isn't technically feasible.

Space travel will cost money, and we'll always vote to spend the money on something to make us more comfortable.

Elon Musk and the folks at Planetary Resources seem to be willing to spend plenty.

[viper37]

I mean it's great they have this theory, but given that they've got no evidence this will work I don't see any reason for the hype the story's getting. It's on every geek site, facebook, etc.

of course we have no evidence, it's just a theory so far.  Just like the first time we talk about a cloaking device, but now it can be done.

[Neil]

Mankind isn't interested in space travel.

Because we're not investing billions in some fantasy contraption?

No.  This bullshit isn't technically feasible.

Space travel will cost money, and we'll always vote to spend the money on something to make us more comfortable.

Elon Musk and the folks at Planetary Resources seem to be willing to spend plenty.

They don't have a couple of trillion dollars, and so they are irrelevant.

[Tonitrus]

Mankind isn't interested in space travel.

Because we're not investing billions in some fantasy contraption?

No.  This bullshit isn't technically feasible.

Space travel will cost money, and we'll always vote to spend the money on something to make us more comfortable.

Elon Musk and the folks at Planetary Resources seem to be willing to spend plenty.

They don't have a couple of trillion dollars, and so they are irrelevant.

And Muslims will kill them when they take over the world anyway.

[jimmy olsen]

Mankind isn't interested in space travel.

Because we're not investing billions in some fantasy contraption?

No.  This bullshit isn't technically feasible.

Space travel will cost money, and we'll always vote to spend the money on something to make us more comfortable.

Elon Musk and the folks at Planetary Resources seem to be willing to spend plenty.

They don't have a couple of trillion dollars, and so they are irrelevant.

They will once they get their asteroid mines up and running.

[Neil]

Mankind isn't interested in space travel.

Because we're not investing billions in some fantasy contraption?

No.  This bullshit isn't technically feasible.

Space travel will cost money, and we'll always vote to spend the money on something to make us more comfortable.

Elon Musk and the folks at Planetary Resources seem to be willing to spend plenty.

They don't have a couple of trillion dollars, and so they are irrelevant.

They will once they get their asteroid mines up and running.

Firstly, they won't ever get them up and running.  Secondly, I suggest you google supply and demand.

[jimmy olsen]

Mankind isn't interested in space travel.

Because we're not investing billions in some fantasy contraption?

No.  This bullshit isn't technically feasible.

Space travel will cost money, and we'll always vote to spend the money on something to make us more comfortable.

Elon Musk and the folks at Planetary Resources seem to be willing to spend plenty.

They don't have a couple of trillion dollars, and so they are irrelevant.

They will once they get their asteroid mines up and running.

Firstly, they won't ever get them up and running.  Secondly, I suggest you google supply and demand.

Alcoa is still a massively profitable company even though the price of aluminum fell through the floor in the last 200 years. The same thing will happen with Planetary Resources and platinum.

[Razgovory]

Asteroid mining only makes sense it's to support infrastructure in space.  Most Asteroids are made out of base elements that pretty common on earth.  Iron, carbon, silicon...  That's pretty cheap stuff.

[Neil]

Alcoa is still a massively profitable company even though the price of aluminum fell through the floor in the last 200 years. The same thing will happen with Planetary Resources and platinum.

Except that Alcoa wasn't breaking the law, and so won't have to forfeit all their profits.

Besides, the insurance premiums alone would prevent such a company from actually doing business.

[Razgovory]

Fuck that shit.  You see the Warhammer 40K shitstorm the Event Horizon opened?  Nightmares of dead wives with no eyeballs, man.

Impulse power is safer.

Perhaps we shouldn't send widowers into space then.  Maybe bitter divorced men would be a better idea.

*Eyeless dead wife shows up*

"I was your wife"

"Ex-wife.  You ran off with the lawyer"

"Your actions have led me to my death"

"Well, I guess I don't have to write the alimony check this month then".

[Josquius]

Humanity is interested in space travel, asteroid mining probally will happen, etc....
Just...not on a Timmy time scale.

[Neil]

Just wait until Muslims fly an asteroid into Manhattan.

[CountDeMoney]

Just wait until Muslims fly an asteroid into Manhattan.

Why not, they just walk around one in a big circle as it is.

[jimmy olsen]

Asteroid mining only makes sense it's to support infrastructure in space.  Most Asteroids are made out of base elements that pretty common on earth.  Iron, carbon, silicon...  That's pretty cheap stuff.

They also have high concentrations of elements that are much more rare on Earth. Gold, platinum and the aptly named rare earths among them.