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   Jason Self (jxself@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:02:51 JST Jason Self

   On #StarTrek they can go from traveling at warp 9 to a full stop within seconds without the people on the ship flying forward and splatting into the wall. #AllStarTrek

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     Jason Self (jxself@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:28:51 JST Jason Self

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     • logBoy

     @ln Perhaps you're taking my post too seriously.

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     logBoy (ln@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:28:53 JST logBoy

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     @jxself That's why they always talk about these inertial dampeners, time to dampen that newton guy outta here

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     Jason Self (jxself@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:31:43 JST Jason Self

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     • Darth Hideout 🏳️‍🌈

     @darth_hideout I'm reminded of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RtMMupdOC4

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     Darth Hideout 🏳️‍🌈 (darth_hideout@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:31:44 JST Darth Hideout 🏳️‍🌈

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     @jxself

     There's an actual theory around due to Alcubierre that results, iirc, in the ship not actually moving. Space sort of moves around it, but faster than light. The ship itself always has a low velocity & basically glides around in a space bubble.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive

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     Jason Self (jxself@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:33:03 JST Jason Self

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     • John Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁

     @sezduck @johnefrancis That actually makes perfect sense. All that excess energy has to to somewhere so the exploding consoles are just pressure release valves. It's a feature, not a bug. Exploding consoles are the price you pay for not splatting into the viewscreen.

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     sezduck (sezduck@twit.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:33:05 JST sezduck

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     • John Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁

     @johnefrancis @jxself It’s the rocks in the ceiling that power the inertial dampers on Starfleet ships. Unfortunately those ceiling rocks also cause exploding consoles.

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     John Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁 (johnefrancis@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Mar-2026 08:33:06 JST John Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁

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     @jxself they should've done this

     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zgYGbR8f1PA&t=30s