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		frutiger 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs Not sure if this was the intended joke, but that’s how we are already travelling the universe.

fhdkweig 28 days ago [–]

If you want to steer the solar system in a new direction, you can use a Shkadov thruster. Why leave home behind when you can just carry it with you?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_engine

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