(1) #GeekAlert
Yeah, yeah, I know, shut up. The compulsive part of my OCPD makes this necessary.
So the reason why this is wrong is...
Original post: https://mastodon.lol/@RIDDLES@c.im/109587193853253090
(2) In warp drive systems, the engines DO NOT push the ship through space at the speed of light. The engines FOLD SPACE, and the ship then moves through a HOLE *IN* that fold. Without the engines, the fold goes away, and superluminal travel is no longer possible (at least in the most common systems; Borg transwarp conduits are another story).
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@officialunofficialjdc I didn't know this! Very cool. Thanks for explaining so clearly.
@Neekerbreeker No problem!