Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
I think the only evolution in travel that i will see in my lifetime is in magnetism. This, however, is a big if. We could very easily be achieving speeds of up to 3000 MPH in mag rails. There is also evidence to prove that we can utilize magnetism as an energy source in automobiles. Our societies do not strive to better ourselves but to better our societies financial wealth. The fact that we are still dependent on Fossil fuels should prove that we will never see an energy source that can support FTL travel.Maybe, within the next few hundred years the world will see teleportation in goods. There are incredible things happening in teleportation. As far as FTL travel though, well the world would have to change drastically to see a technological advancement like that. If FTL travel were ever achieved it would not be known to the public. It would be a military asset. The world we live in...,could you imagine the potential destruction that would come with FTL travel? No, we would destroy ourselves. This doesn't matter though, because FTL travel is still theory and considering that as well as everything else going on in the world. FTL is nothing more than a pipe dream.
teleportation will never happen both because of its ethical implications and because the heisenberg uncertainty principle makes it impossible. and while 3,000 mph is impressive, something over 300,000 kmps would impress me more.