Author: Wouter ValentijnWouter Valentijn Date: Aug 14, 2008 10:30
Martin Mose Larsen wrote:
> If wormholes do exist, then perhaps space looks like Swiss cheese with
> the holes interconnected in pairs.
>
> Are wormholes two points in space that use gravity to stretch the
> fabric of space between them, kind of like two hands stretching a
> piece of chewing gum?
>
> If they are, then to travel through the wormhole you may need enough
> speed to break free (inside the wormhole) of the gravity of the
> "entrance" and to go to where the gravity of the "exit" "grabs" you.
>
> Perhaps the gravity of the entrance will pull your ship in so hard
> that it will katapult your ship towards the exit?
>
> ... if it doesn't simply _crush_ your ship, that is :-)
>
> Thoughts?
>
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