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Old 01-25-2006, 05:33 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Flaming Homer
It's 2045 by then we have spaceships capable of travelling the distance of a far off planet within 3 years there and back.
3 years for the astronauts, or 3 years for us here on Earth? The first one might be possible regardless of the distance (relativity and all that jazz, although I suppose acceleration might be a problem)...the second one, not so much given that the nearest star is over 4 light years away.

Yess, I'm a

We'd not only respect those primitive animals, we'd draw up an "ET's bill of rights" and drop it in on them...if it's Canadians going.
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