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Originally Posted by REDVAN
What happens IF humans ever develop the ability to move faster than light? I know it is "impossible" but what if? Say the Star Trek scenario.
Then we "fly" to the edge of the UNIVERSE. What happens if we cross that barrier? Where would we go? What would be there?
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There is no edge, no barrier.
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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Even in a Star Trek scenario where one is able to warp the space around it to travel exponentially faster than the speed of light... it would still take centuries or eons to get to that edge...and by then, the edge would be further away. Even then, there would be two theories.
One: Crossing the barrier would be impossible. There's nothing beyond it and the ship would likely be destroyed trying.
Two: The barrier would give way to another universe.
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It would not take centuries if you travelled at the speed of light. It would be instantaneous.
Again, there is no barrier, so your two "theories" can be dismissed out of hand.
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Originally Posted by metal_geek
I'd be willing to bet something in the universe knows whats at the "edge"...
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There is no edge.
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Originally Posted by worth
The universe is not necessarily sphere or elliptical shaped.
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The universe is NOT a sphere, nor an ellipsoid. That proposition is akin to saying the Earth is a square or a circle. It is pretty nonsensical.