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YoshidaYui

(45,535 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:02 AM Apr 12

Could Humanity Really Build a Starship? The Time, Cost, and Truth EXPLAINED

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Could Humanity Really Build a Starship? The Time, Cost, and Truth EXPLAINED (Original Post) YoshidaYui Apr 12 OP

Interesting and the best reason to invest in Lifeafter70 Apr 12 #1

and when your starship is going a zillion mph equivalent and hits a huge asteroid? msongs Apr 12 #2

I doubt it needs to be very big to cause a LOT of damage! erronis Apr 12 #3

This isn't science. It's AI slop from a science fiction-oriented channel that's posted 138 videos in the highplainsdem Apr 14 #4

Lifeafter70

(1,130 posts)

1. Interesting and the best reason to invest in

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:33 AM

Apr 12

Green energy. In order to build a starship we first have to survive.

Thanks for posting.

msongs

(73,908 posts)

2. and when your starship is going a zillion mph equivalent and hits a huge asteroid?

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:36 AM

Apr 12

erronis

(24,131 posts)

3. I doubt it needs to be very big to cause a LOT of damage!

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:27 AM

Apr 12

highplainsdem

(62,646 posts)

4. This isn't science. It's AI slop from a science fiction-oriented channel that's posted 138 videos in the

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 10:58 PM

Apr 14

last couple of years, mostly on science fiction subjects, such as:

Top 15 Fastest Ever Spaceships In Fiction

The 15 Largest Fictional Planets Ever

The 12 Badass & Powerful Star Trek Ships (Non-Federation Ships)

Can 10 Borg Cubes Destroy A Death Star?

The 10 Largest & Most Powerful Machine Empires In Fiction

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