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The Fastest Ships in the Universe
« on: July 16, 2015, 05:32:35 PM »
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Re: The Fastest Ships in the Universe
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2015, 05:41:37 PM »
Yeah, but which ones have a rear-view camera for parking?

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Re: The Fastest Ships in the Universe
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2015, 05:44:20 PM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on July 16, 2015, 05:41:37 PM
Yeah, but which ones have a rear-view camera for parking?

stay safe.

TARDIS does.

But I'm not sure how they quantify the speed of a Time Machine
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Re: The Fastest Ships in the Universe
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2015, 06:17:38 PM »
Quote from: dogmush on July 16, 2015, 05:44:20 PM
But I'm not sure how they quantify the speed of a Time Machine

Very, very fast?
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Re: The Fastest Ships in the Universe
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2015, 07:41:24 PM »
Quote from: Ben on July 16, 2015, 05:32:35 PM
As the title says:

http://www.fatwallet.com/blog/fastest-ship-in-the-universe/

How do they pick these things?

The Roger Young.  IIRC "Mike 600 -- Sol to Capella in 16 weeks".   

Xeelee nightfighter, here to the Great Attractor in half that time.
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Re: The Fastest Ships in the Universe
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2015, 07:55:22 PM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on July 16, 2015, 05:41:37 PM
Yeah, but which ones have a rear-view camera for parking?

stay safe.

Forget the rear-view camera.  Which ones have a suicide knob on the steering wheel to help make the quick swerves required at those speeds to miss unexpected galaxies?
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