So are sounds in space. Don't care.
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It just isn't.
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So are sounds in space. Don't care.
Yet we can do it in a sidewinder with a tiny powerplant. SC is in no way realistic, but who cares.
So you think Miguel Alcubierre's idea's complete rubbish? The mainstream scientists don't agree with you although they are somewhat dubious, but at least admit it may be possible. As for the tiny powerplant comment, we have no idea what kind of powerplant a sidewinder has in 3300. We also have no way of knowing how much the technique of compressing/expanding space has been refined. At one point, it would have taken more energy than is contained in the universe to power such a device. Now, while still extremely large, they've refined it to a manageable level if you use antimatter annihilation as a power source. So iffy, yes, complete rubbish, no.
As for the sounds in space, that's the computer simulating what would be heard if there was air outside the ship for better situational awareness.
What I find unrealistic is that the SC mechanic doesn't alter slightly, being either more or less efficient speed wise after the passing the termination shock, which in Sol system is about 75 to 95 AU or about 38,000 to 45,000 light seconds from the star. Of course it would be different in other solar systems, but the speed mechanic should change slightly.
It's a pseudoscience interpretation of Einstein's equations requiring negative mass, negative energy, tachyons and other such hypothetical nonsense. It's indistinguishable from magic.
That's your opinion. And you're entitled to it. Facts say different, but hey, why should we let facts get in the way of opinion?