OT: Handwavium-low methods of FTL travel?

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Re: OT: Handwavium-low methods of FTL travel?

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jeffel said:
One thing I haven't seen mentioned (or not directly) is the Alcubierre drive

It is the closest thing to non-hand-wavey that I know of.

Its main problem is the inability to control it from the inside.
So you pretty much have to have a slinger and stopper base at both ends of your trip.

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