Scientists Propose New Way to Find Aliens: Detect Their Failing Warp Drives (gizmodo.com)
from FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 15:18
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Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 22 Jun 2024 15:50 next collapse

Provided that’s even how they work

But what they hell do I know, I drive a forklift for a living not do science things with other science people at the science place

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 15:51 next collapse

The whole thing is theoretical, but the more tools we have on our belt to look for intelligent life in the universe, the better.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 15:59 collapse

Unless we go the way of Independence Day or Three-Body Problem. At this point though I’d also probably say…

spoiler

Please conquer us. We’re sooooo fucking stupid.

aeronmelon@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 16:24 next collapse

That’s what it means to specialize.

You can detect a forklift before most other people can.

Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 22 Jun 2024 17:56 collapse

I can literally build a Jenga tower with standard size Jenga blocks using a forklift (we have little competitions every so often)(unfortunately I can’t show pics or videos otherwise it’d be a security incident)

I got that shit on lock

Jordan117@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 16:57 next collapse

Science location, you rube.

SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 23 Jun 2024 10:04 collapse

Of course it’s assuming that’s how advanced propulsion tech works. But it is useful to try to detect, just in case that’s how it actually turns out to work, no?

And if we detect something interesting, like a potential warp bubble collapse, well, that also gives us a strong hint that it’s possible, helping us to direct research in the right path.

Detecting techno-signatures of aliens would be super useful for us.

Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 23 Jun 2024 15:13 collapse

And of course there’s the sheer awesome factor of if it turns out to be the case

Could you imagine being the dude who makes that discovery? Prepare to have shit named after you for centuries

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 16:03 next collapse

I propose detecting atmospheric anomalies induced by their infinite improbability drives.

shalafi@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 16:32 next collapse

Such as falling whales?

AEsheron@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 17:21 collapse

Pretty hard to detect. But… probably easier than finding the petunias I guess.

Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de on 22 Jun 2024 18:04 collapse

Not again…

hopesdead@startrek.website on 22 Jun 2024 17:44 collapse

As long as we can still go to The Restaurant the End of the Universe, I’m cool with that.

bappity@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 16:17 next collapse

just look for hyper evolved salamanders, that’s what happened in voyagers warp experiment gone wrong

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 16:20 next collapse

It did not. That never happened. No one has ever gone beyond Warp 10. It’s infinite speed. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

hopesdead@startrek.website on 22 Jun 2024 17:43 collapse

Then why did a hologram of Janeway tell a bunch of kids she once was a salamander?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 21:59 collapse

You’d lie to kids about evolving into a salamander and having sex with your former flight control officer who is also now a salamander and having little salamander babies after traveling faster than infinitely fast if you could too. Don’t say you wouldn’t.

kata1yst@sh.itjust.works on 22 Jun 2024 22:15 next collapse

Damn it. I know I would.

aniki@lemm.ee on 23 Jun 2024 02:06 collapse

Leave them on a planet? They sure did.

hopesdead@startrek.website on 23 Jun 2024 02:31 collapse

Okay, but what did a HOLOGRAM have this knowledge?

felbane@lemmy.world on 23 Jun 2024 03:53 collapse

Did you know that HOLOGRAM is an anagram for GLAM HOOR?

hopesdead@startrek.website on 23 Jun 2024 06:20 collapse

Don’t you dare disrespect Hologram Janeway! /s

But please don’t.

EDIT: Just to be clear my tone is the sarcasm.

brsrklf@jlai.lu on 22 Jun 2024 16:24 collapse

How dare you.

hopesdead@startrek.website on 22 Jun 2024 17:42 next collapse

Sure, sure, you think looking for an intermix chamber of antimatter and matter that is not 1:1 is easy. What happens if they are simply leaking plasma from their nacelles? Or what if the ship is trying to steal your tech by luring an engineer onboard to repair “damaged” systems?

Or what if their warp drive uses an artificial singularity?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 22:00 collapse

You seem to think that they are saying they can find any alien ship with any sort of technology. They aren’t. They are saying that if an alien ship has this specific type of theorized warp drive technology and it fails, then we know how we would be able to detect that.

Supervisor194@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 19:04 next collapse

We need to just work on making our own. Then the Vulcans will find us.

Erasmus@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 19:31 next collapse

That’s assuming they actually use a Star Trek style warp drive when we ALL know they are actually using Navigators to jump into the Immaterium.

RunningInRVA@lemmy.world on 23 Jun 2024 00:38 next collapse

Whatever. Just track their warp signatures.

Rusty@lemmy.ca on 23 Jun 2024 12:46 collapse

If immaterium is real, we have a much bigger problems than inability to detect xeno’s warp drives.

ScruffyDucky@lemmy.world on 22 Jun 2024 20:03 next collapse

So civilizations travelling at ludicrous speed won’t be discovered, so sad

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 23 Jun 2024 00:30 next collapse

you can't see a failing warp drive through a cloak. duh.

littlecolt@lemm.ee on 23 Jun 2024 05:20 next collapse

Don’t forget to polarize the sensors.

dan1101@lemm.ee on 23 Jun 2024 12:36 next collapse

If that doesn’t work then reverse the polarity.

Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world on 23 Jun 2024 16:40 collapse

Bounce a graviton particle beam off the main deflector dish.

brotkel@programming.dev on 23 Jun 2024 07:29 collapse

Scientists: We’ve been trying to reach you about your spaceship’s extended warranty…