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Everything you said is true, but I think reaching Proxima Centauri in a matter of days would require an acceleration that would crush the most well trained of a
by thrance 2y ago
Everything you said is true, but I think reaching Proxima Centauri in a matter of days would require an acceleration that would crush the most well trained of astronauts into a thin meat pancake. I do think the article meant planets instead of stars.
- ben-schaaf 2y agoHere's some further calculations for a 1G space ship: https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/Rocket/rocket.html https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/Rocket/.... 3.6 years to Proxima Centauri if you want to stop.