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stewake t1_jd11iz0 wrote

It takes a lot of fuel to do anything in space. This would be a very inefficient use of something that is very essential elsewhere, and very heavy.

Also, nuclear engines are very efficient, yes. But they do not produce a lot of thrust, so it would be very difficult to sustain an acceleration that high.

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OysteinM OP t1_jd12oos wrote

I know, this was a thought experiment.

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ZylonBane t1_jd1qjl3 wrote

>It takes a lot of fuel to do anything in space.

No it doesn't. It sometimes takes a lot of fuel if you're too impatient to wait for gravity to do the work for you.

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