Once there were two aliens Phlix and Claz, deep in the galactic cluster.
Phlix: I’ve figured out how to travel between stars, all we have to do is create a machine that can improve its speed by 10% in a second.
Claz: So if it is going 10km/h it can go 11 km/h… that is not going to help us reach the nearest stars.
Phlix: You are neglecting the power of the exponent, if it continuously increases its speed by 10% every second, after an hour we would be travelling at 8 10^15 km/h or 2.2 10^16 m/s.
Claz: But we don’t understand energy and motion yet. Perhaps you should formulate a theory of these, to decide the feasibility of what you want to do first, before you set your heart on building this machine..
Phlix: But that would be admitting the possibility of defeat and not being able to create the future I want, I need to maintain my faith, else I might give up prematurely, without having done all that I could do. The future of our race depends on it, no longer would we be tied to the fate of a single planet. It is only a matter of time before a star goes nova in our vicinity, the geological records have shown the number of time that life on this planet has been reduced to less complex life, due to the radiation bursts. Perhaps next time we won’t be so lucky and the entire atmosphere will be ionised.
Claz: If this speed of travel is so easy, why haven’t we seen other intelligent life forms visit us, from all across the skies yet.
Phlix: Well that must be because intelligent life forms are very rare.
Once there were two aliens Phlix and Claz, deep in the galactic cluster.
Phlix: I’ve figured out how to travel between stars, all we have to do is create a machine that can improve its speed by 10% in a second. Claz: So if it is going 10km/h it can go 11 km/h… that is not going to help us reach the nearest stars. Phlix: You are neglecting the power of the exponent, if it continuously increases its speed by 10% every second, after an hour we would be travelling at 8 10^15 km/h or 2.2 10^16 m/s. Claz: But we don’t understand energy and motion yet. Perhaps you should formulate a theory of these, to decide the feasibility of what you want to do first, before you set your heart on building this machine.. Phlix: But that would be admitting the possibility of defeat and not being able to create the future I want, I need to maintain my faith, else I might give up prematurely, without having done all that I could do. The future of our race depends on it, no longer would we be tied to the fate of a single planet. It is only a matter of time before a star goes nova in our vicinity, the geological records have shown the number of time that life on this planet has been reduced to less complex life, due to the radiation bursts. Perhaps next time we won’t be so lucky and the entire atmosphere will be ionised. Claz: If this speed of travel is so easy, why haven’t we seen other intelligent life forms visit us, from all across the skies yet. Phlix: Well that must be because intelligent life forms are very rare.