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Originally Posted by Penforhire
Of course, a related SF trope that bothers me is how ships drop out of "warp" at solar systems with nearly zero relative speed. Seems like there would be enough different system velocities (speed and direction) out there to make that absurd.
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Well, since warp drive is
in itself absurd, and usually handled in stories as if it's just a fancy overdrive, pretty much anything goes when "dropping out of light speed." I've seen Jack McDevitt handle it a bit more realistically, but that's like saying bringing a car to a stop after doing
hypersonic speeds is more realistic...