Not Up to Fatima & black holes
Brian Dean errancy@infidels.org
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:49:20 -0400 (00934915760, 37B96860.80CB4514@worldnet.att.net)
> > Eric
> > Such as?
> >
>
> BRIDEAN
> Such as the technology involved in traveling between stars. If you
> understand
> that kind of technology you could work for NASA and we would be light
> years
> ahead (literally) in our technology.
>
> Eric
> I could also not work for NASA and still understand it. Which is the
> case.
>
> BRIDEAN
> What do you mean by "inhabitable" and what do you mean by "close enough
> for them to come from"?
>
> ERIC
> Exactly that. Stop stalling. Answer the question.
BRIDEAN
Well, if there were a life form that had a life expectancy of 2000 years (not
unreasonable given that redwood trees have a similar life expectancy) then
100 light years would take 125 years to travel at 80% the speed of light.
There are plenty of stars within 100 light years which could have life on them.