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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

"She'll make .5 past lightspeed."

Lightspeed seems to be a catch-all layterm that means the speed of light and everything faster. Hyperspace is a better description of what's happening. And different ships traverse hyperspace at different speeds depending on their engine.

"I've outrun Imperial starships. I don't mean the local bulk cruisers, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now."

Which is faster? I guess it would depend on which ships you're comparing to each other.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

Lightspeed seems to be a catch-all layterm that means the speed of light and everything faster. Hyperspace is a better description of what's happening. And different ships traverse hyperspace at different speeds depending on their engine.

In Star Trek or sci-fi in general?

Light speed is the theoretical maximum speed limit at which an object with mass can move within normal space. Hyperspace was a sci-fi invention that was used as a theoretical work around for this problem. So any space that allows you to travel faster than the speed of light is technically hyperspace, whether that be extra dimensional travel, or going through a wormhole.

[-] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 months ago

I've always considered the trans-warp conduits to be the closest thing to hyperspace travel in Star Trek.

[-] DeVaolleysAdVocate@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

it's been a while but the dinosaur people used transwarp right? then the borg had those conduits like a subway style for it?

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