Kit Bashir

The development of warp drive, surfing across space on a superluminal wave of compressed spacetime, was of course revolutionary. Humans began to gradually feel their way out into the cosmos.

But to be honest, more people’s lives were changed by another application of warp physics. The warp field projectors fitted to a number of notorious structures in earth cities finally ended the aggravating traffic disruption of trucks getting stuck under low bridges.

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot

Feb 1, 2024 at 9:50pmWeb
Show threadColinFeb 1, 2024
@Unixbigot Due to the loss of entertainment value this was a net negative and significantly reduced human happiness. They were all removed within 5 years and deploying one now is a criminal offence punishable by being warped without a field.
Show threadDeborah PickettFeb 1, 2024
@Unixbigot “Why is this star system called Montague, Professor?”
“No one knows, son.”
Show threadSarah E BourneFeb 1, 2024
@Unixbigot Oh @universalhub , you might like this little piece of fiction 😂 #storrowing
Show threadRoger Crew✅❌☑🗸❎✖✓✔Feb 1, 2024

@Unixbigot

There is, of course, much confusion on this. What most people don't know is the bridge application came first, and it was only later that they figured out it could be used for FTL travel.

... which has to do with why the Storrow Drive is not actually named for its inventor.

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot

Show threadKit BashirFeb 1, 2024
@wrog never been to Boston so DuckDuckWent to confirm my guess about your etymology. Well done, you magnificent bastard!
Show threadJonFeb 2, 2024
@Unixbigot SF so rarely discusses the really important applications of tech, like gravity manipulation for baking, or lightsabers for tree pruning, or dimensional portals for dealing with clogged plumbing. Instead they're content with whizzing around in spaceships. It's all very distracting and noisy.
Show threadChris HansonFeb 2, 2024
@oddhack The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide film did this well, with the toaster-knife lightsaber. Or was it the TV version? Can’t recall.