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First I would have to think that light does not move at a constant speed simply because of blackholes. If light cannot escape a blackhole it therefore has to be able to slow down. Now, going faster than what we consider its speed limit? That's a different matter altogether. It's a simple matter of observing it whenever that opportunity presents itself.

The idea of creating a magnetic field for propulsion and then possibly using it to slip into another dimension where physics work differently such as light traveling faster than it does here. And what exactly are they basing these theories from? The Philadelphia Experiment? How do they know physics would work differently in that dimension? And what of the possibility someone mentioned that what if light speed was 3mph? Wouldn't we have to search for a proper dimension at that point?

If it's a magnetic field does that mean the entire ship and everything on it would have to immune to its affects? Is such a thing possible? What about the computers on board? If I put a magnet next to my monitor here it freaks out. I have a metal rod in my leg, is that a potential problem?

Turn on magnetic field and slip into alternate dimension. Turn off magnetic field and you return to our dimension. Riiiigggghhhhtttt, and who exactly is willing to test that theory out? Wouldn't it be more likely to turn into a Sliders situation?

Plus are we assuming that the other dimension is uninhabited? What if the people (or aliens, whatever you like) don't like the idea of us using their dimension as a shortcut? Would we have to pay a toll?

Plus wouldn't the moment you had that type of acceleration every single person on board would be flattened into pink jelly on the nearest wall perpendicular to the direction of acceleration? More likely the entire ship would flatten as the front end would get smashed into the rear unless they create a few more Star Trek technologies.

I'd much rather they spend the money on something far more feasible and useful such as, I don't know, maybe getting stuff into orbit safely and cheaply? Our current method costs millions of dollars a pop with the distinct possibility of it breaking and blowing up. Plus how are they going to get this stuff up into orbit and then towed to a safe distance from the planet since we have a problem just getting to our moon nowadays? Are they proposing spending the money on this thing, toss it into orbit and flicking the switch when we have no idea what would happen? Sounds safe to me.

As for creating new technologies today based off of theories from the 50's. That sounds about right to me because I can easily describe to you what a possible device can do and how it might work today but it not be possible to build under current technologies and may take fifty years before it's possible to build it. Men dreamed of flying machines well before it was possible to build one.