in a universe so vast is there any hope of us traveling fast enough so that we
of us traveling fast enough so that we
of us traveling fast enough so that we could visit the far-off realms of space
could visit the far-off realms of space
could visit the far-off realms of space will we ever be able to plant a flag in
will we ever be able to plant a flag in
will we ever be able to plant a flag in the most distant quadrants of the cosmos
we are not going to achieve interstellar
we are not going to achieve interstellar flight in our lifetime we may be as far
flight in our lifetime we may be as far
flight in our lifetime we may be as far from reaching other stars as Leonardo da
from reaching other stars as Leonardo da
from reaching other stars as Leonardo da Vinci was from realizing an airplane he
Vinci was from realizing an airplane he
Vinci was from realizing an airplane he had the idea but it took another 400
had the idea but it took another 400
had the idea but it took another 400 years before that began flight even so
years before that began flight even so
years before that began flight even so it hasn’t stopped scientists from
it hasn’t stopped scientists from
it hasn’t stopped scientists from imagining the theoretical possibilities
imagining the theoretical possibilities
imagining the theoretical possibilities of interstellar travel
one sense possibility is a cosmic freak
one sense possibility is a cosmic freak show a much theorized portal through
show a much theorized portal through
show a much theorized portal through space called a wormhole
space called a wormhole
space called a wormhole so wormhole is basically a thin tube of
so wormhole is basically a thin tube of
so wormhole is basically a thin tube of space that connects to very very distant
space that connects to very very distant
space that connects to very very distant parts of space so it’s almost like a
parts of space so it’s almost like a
parts of space so it’s almost like a tunnel it’s a little part of space you
tunnel it’s a little part of space you
tunnel it’s a little part of space you go in there and you pop out somewhere
go in there and you pop out somewhere
go in there and you pop out somewhere else in the universe on tunnel through
else in the universe on tunnel through
else in the universe on tunnel through space
space
space shortcut through the billions of
shortcut through the billions of
shortcut through the billions of light-years separating the farthest ends
light-years separating the farthest ends
light-years separating the farthest ends of the universe it begs the question of
of the universe it begs the question of
of the universe it begs the question of how anything could bore a hole through
how anything could bore a hole through
how anything could bore a hole through space the wormhole is basically like a
space the wormhole is basically like a
space the wormhole is basically like a tunnel through space itself that can
tunnel through space itself that can
tunnel through space itself that can connect one region to another region
connect one region to another region
connect one region to another region potentially very far away so to
potentially very far away so to
potentially very far away so to illustrate that we’re taking space and
illustrate that we’re taking space and
illustrate that we’re taking space and imagining it as this two-dimensional
imagining it as this two-dimensional
imagining it as this two-dimensional sheet of paper so we have a wormhole
sheet of paper so we have a wormhole
sheet of paper so we have a wormhole mouth that you can go in and then the
mouth that you can go in and then the
mouth that you can go in and then the other end is a place you can go out so
other end is a place you can go out so
other end is a place you can go out so you imagine a tunnel that goes into
you imagine a tunnel that goes into
you imagine a tunnel that goes into there and comes out of there
and you might say well it would take me
and you might say well it would take me longer to get from one place to another
longer to get from one place to another
longer to get from one place to another if I went through that tunnel than if I
if I went through that tunnel than if I
if I went through that tunnel than if I just took the direct route through
just took the direct route through
just took the direct route through ordinary space but the point is that
ordinary space but the point is that
ordinary space but the point is that Einstein tells us that space and time or
Einstein tells us that space and time or
Einstein tells us that space and time or curved they’re flexible so we can
curved they’re flexible so we can
curved they’re flexible so we can imagine picking up this piece of paper
imagine picking up this piece of paper
imagine picking up this piece of paper and curling these two regions so that
and curling these two regions so that
and curling these two regions so that they’re close to each other
they’re close to each other
they’re close to each other then you go into that end of the
then you go into that end of the
then you go into that end of the wormhole you come outside the other end
wormhole you come outside the other end
wormhole you come outside the other end and there’s a shortcut in between them
and there’s a shortcut in between them
and there’s a shortcut in between them in which the distance is not that much
in which the distance is not that much
in which the distance is not that much so the wormhole provides a way that you
so the wormhole provides a way that you
so the wormhole provides a way that you can travel what appears to be a very
can travel what appears to be a very
can travel what appears to be a very long distance in a very short period of
long distance in a very short period of
long distance in a very short period of time and it’s for that reason that
time and it’s for that reason that
time and it’s for that reason that wormholes have found a special place in
wormholes have found a special place in
wormholes have found a special place in science fiction if you want to write a
science fiction if you want to write a
science fiction if you want to write a science fiction novel you might want to
science fiction novel you might want to
science fiction novel you might want to be able to get across the galaxy very
be able to get across the galaxy very
be able to get across the galaxy very quickly and you don’t want to be limited
quickly and you don’t want to be limited
quickly and you don’t want to be limited by the speed of light so a wormhole can
by the speed of light so a wormhole can
by the speed of light so a wormhole can be a shortcut it can be a way to get
be a shortcut it can be a way to get
be a shortcut it can be a way to get around all the space that you have to
around all the space that you have to
around all the space that you have to travel through if you believe that the
travel through if you believe that the
travel through if you believe that the speed of light really is a speed limit
speed of light really is a speed limit
speed of light really is a speed limit you can’t go faster than the speed of
you can’t go faster than the speed of
you can’t go faster than the speed of light the wormhole provides you away
light the wormhole provides you away
light the wormhole provides you away maybe to still go slower than the speed
maybe to still go slower than the speed
maybe to still go slower than the speed of light but get to where you want to go
of light but get to where you want to go
of light but get to where you want to go much faster because the distance is much
much faster because the distance is much
much faster because the distance is much shorter it’s really just a shortcut
shorter it’s really just a shortcut
shorter it’s really just a shortcut through space itself a wormhole might
through space itself a wormhole might
through space itself a wormhole might also empty into another time that’s
also empty into another time that’s
also empty into another time that’s because wormholes are portals through
because wormholes are portals through
because wormholes are portals through the fabric of space and time while they
the fabric of space and time while they
the fabric of space and time while they could theoretically link different
could theoretically link different
could theoretically link different locations in space they could also
locations in space they could also
locations in space they could also theoretically link up different
theoretically link up different
theoretically link up different locations in time because space and time
locations in time because space and time
locations in time because space and time are mixed up together you could actually
are mixed up together you could actually
are mixed up together you could actually not only end up in a different part of
not only end up in a different part of
not only end up in a different part of space by going through the wormhole but
space by going through the wormhole but
space by going through the wormhole but you could also end up in the past you
you could also end up in the past you
you could also end up in the past you could end up in a different part of time
could end up in a different part of time
could end up in a different part of time you could go into your own past then
you could go into your own past then
you could go into your own past then come visit yourself before you entered
come visit yourself before you entered
come visit yourself before you entered the beginning of the wormhole so you
the beginning of the wormhole so you
the beginning of the wormhole so you could have a wormhole it goes from your
could have a wormhole it goes from your
could have a wormhole it goes from your living room to your dining room they
living room to your dining room they
living room to your dining room they might be five years apart so you enter
might be five years apart so you enter
might be five years apart so you enter one this year
one this year
one this year you come back five years ago and if you
you come back five years ago and if you
you come back five years ago and if you take the paper with you you’ve got some
take the paper with you you’ve got some
take the paper with you you’ve got some good chances of doing well in the stock
good chances of doing well in the stock
good chances of doing well in the stock exchange
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