Post ARutsH9axWDGxAkYHA by AlexCorby@indieauthors.social
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 (DIR) Post #ARutsH9axWDGxAkYHA by AlexCorby@indieauthors.social
       2023-01-22T17:16:34Z
       
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       #writingwonders Day 22: Traditions and ritualsAt this stage of space exploration, space farers have to be careful about how far they travel at FTL speeds. If they travel too far, they risk losing themselves completely in time and space due to chaotic bifurcation. As a result, when a ship takes an exceptionally long jump, the navigator ties a piece of string from their finger across the ship to their bunk, to be sure they don't loose their way home. #SciFi #amwriting #WIP
       
 (DIR) Post #ARutsHk6llQ6mPpiBk by IsobelLynn@writing.exchange
       2023-01-22T18:34:05Z
       
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       @AlexCorby Chaotic bifurcation sounds exceedingly unpleasant.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARutsIALCEP65m6f4q by AlexCorby@indieauthors.social
       2023-01-22T23:37:58Z
       
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       @IsobelLynn Physically it's fine, but psychologically it would be excruciating. Bifurcation is a real thing (and a fun word) in chaos theory where the system's state of predictability splits at a certain point in time. If it does this enough it becomes completely unpredictable. The universe is chaotic so travelling too far too fast puts you in a random timeline. Traveling back to your timeline just adds more uncertainty. This photo shows how a population becomes more uncertain over time.