Given the vast distances of the Universe, almost
infinite, and our finite life spans, in order
for us to go anywhere, we have to achieve
a speed close to, or at, the speed
of light.

Beyond the fact that we will probably never
do this, the thing that says to me, we
are stick on this planet forever is,
even if we could achieve light
speeds, that would destroy the fabric
of civilization and our concept of time,
because we can't get around
the time dilation effect.

Humans exploring the Universe will effectively
cut themselves off from Earth. Even if they
traveled to the center of the Milky Way and back,
aging only 44 years in the process, they
would return to an Earth 104,000 years in
the future as measured from Earth Clocks!!

Basically, any humans traveling to the
stars, would forever leave behind their
families, their society, and even their
species.

Can anyone postulate how space travel
can get around time dilation??
CORRECTION: "stuck"

Hi, my bf and i are looking to get away for about 5-7 days when the weather gets a little bit more consistent. we are from chicago and want to know if anyone has ideas of a nice getaway spot not too far away. we will be driving and are hoping to stay within the midwest instead of wasting our time driving far.

we just graduated high school, passed applications and still nothing.Our location is biñan, laguna,.. so any job opportunities? thanks.

Like a passport or an ID.
If you don't have an ID can you just use your passport or birth certificate instead?

ie liquids, electronic equipment, (ds lite, dvd player, water, soft drinks)

Sounds to me like he knows its over.

I am trying to find somewhere to go that is not to far from New Orleans (A days drive or so) that could be interesting for me and my husband to go to…I would like to have several places to stop on the way and kind of check out some interesting things on the way…Is there a website that helps with this