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Re: starship-design: Go Starwisps




In a message dated 6/29/97 9:30:51 PM, stk@sunherald.infi.net (kyle) wrote:

>L. Parker wrote:
>Lee Parker wrote:
>
>> 1)      There are no nearby star travelling civilizations (possible)
>> 2)      There are no star travelling civilizations (unlikely)
>> 3)      Star travelling civilizations don't travel at near relativistic
>>         velocities
>> 4)      There is no life out there...
>I have an addition: 
>5) The starfaring civilizations use gravity distortion FTL (like I
>propose), which would produce little or no radiation. Then again, the
>gamma ray bursters...
>
>Kyle Mcallister

This leads back to the bigger SETI problem.  If their were any star traveling
civilizations; and if they went out, colonized/explored, and set out for the
next stars.  If the average 'wavefrount' of their exploreres moved at 1/10th
light speed.  They could cross the galaxy in a million years.  Given they
should have had billions of years to get here, and even slight
biocontamination should leave noticable traces (their arn't any) then where
the hell is everybody?!

Kelly