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		SAI_Peregrinus on April 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I think faster than light travel is possible [vide... They never said they wait to watch themselves leave, just watch themselves on Earth (3 minutes before they left).

maxerickson on April 10, 2023 [–]

I mean, it's completely logical that if you get to Mars faster then light, you can watch yourself start the trip, but why does this also mean that you are actually going back in time?

I'm the one that introduced the 'start the trip' condition, and they used it in their comment.

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