• ekZepp@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Pretty sure they can’t build faster than light communications, so a phone call from Mars would take from a minimum of 3 min to a max of 22 min to reach us, with the same time to send back a reply. So, maybe a veeeery long chat. Better an email.

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      23 days ago

      That’s literally what the ansible is : a FTL com device.
      Whether they really found a way is another discussion, but I’m pretty sure that’s what OP is chuckling at.