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Old 03-26-2021, 09:37 AM   #322
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Well, human beings were most definitely imagining powered flight much earlier than 1860.

But to the point, I think that is just it, though: there are physical limits that are simply impossible to overcome. In a sense, imagining travel even approaching light speed is not much different than imagining the supernatural.

What is this.
Actually, just fold a piece of paper in half. Now, jam a pencil through the middle. Remove pencil and unfold paper. That's your fastest way between two points. You just have to fold the space-time continuum.
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