Just how dangerous is it to travel at 20 percent the speed of light?

technofres.com ^ | 08/24/2016 | Victor Sopsan

[BenLurkin]

Yeah but...there’s “only” a one in a thousand chance of that, they say.

[Jim W N]

That’s what I meant. I would be younger than I otherwise would be.

[plain talk]

Thanks for posting. 1000 to 1 odds does not sound that good. They will need something to detect, deflect and/or or destroy the matter. Perhaps one or more unmanned shield vehicles in front of the craft that absorb the crap and provide a wake the manned craft can ride behind. As one blows up you still have more shields remaining.

[Jim W N]

When I’m transported to Heaven at light speed+, I’ll let you know how it felt. :)

[tet68]

You are only as old as you felt, ok, maybe
a little more.

Anyway, the 20% isn’t dangerous, 21% is.

The universe only seems empty, the faster you go
the more solid it gets.

[BitWielder1]

One in a thousand is better than the sailing ships of old when we started to explore the oceans.

[jpsb]

Well since we have never been to interstellar space we really do not know the mass density of interstellar space. It is thought to be quite empty however the occasional gran of sand does exist. 1,000 to 1 are pretty good odds if they are correct. Let’s hope they are.

[tired&retired]

Just leave your physical body behind and it is not hard at all.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Ahh, now we know. Those are NOT stars in the sky, it’s only various size dust spots hitting our atmosphere.

[GingisK]

Oh, man, that is so relative.

[Mariner]

According to Special Relativity, mass increases as you approach speed of light, and would be infinite mass at that speed.

Heavy man.

There's your reason right there. Matter cannot travel at SOL.

[Disambiguator]

It depends. If you have a beer in one hand and a cell phone in the other, it might be more dangerous.

[C19fan]

We already have the propulsion technology to go 10% of the speed of light by using nukes to propel the vehicle.

[amorphous]

Matter cannot travel at SOL.

What's an 'event' horizon then?

Besides, it's all relative - right? :)

[amorphous]

Well since we have never been to interstellar space...

Voyager Goes Interstellar

[itsahoot]

According to Special Relativity, mass increases as you approach speed of light, and would be infinite mass at that speed.

Ever wonder why electrons in an electric circuit do not have infinite mass since they apparently travel at the speed of light?

[showme_the_Glory]

Does it have a hemi?

[NormsRevenge]

Hey, at 70K plus mph, I’d want the best and brightest coders working on the collision avoidance systems.

Yur gonna need a pretty impressive shield too.. a force field would be nice. :-)

[Larry Lucido]

Traveling twice the speed of sound it’s easy to get burned.

[xp38]