so...I know i'm not suppose to talk about religion but this will make sense when I get done. So in the Christian Bible it says that the rapture is just around the corner and with the world like it is today...i'd say it isnt far from happening. anywho...If you are traveling at the speed of light, you are practically "time traveling". Time is a state that is unknown and cant be changed by physical means. So in other words when you "slip-space" you would be at least 1,000 years old in about an hour and about 70 in 3 sec according to science. NOW...if the UNSC is hyper-jumping from planet to planet, then while you are looking at each other, you are gradually seeing yourself getting older...your hair starts to grow, your eyes get wrinkly, your height starts to go up, and then back down...you pretty much morph into a 70-year-old in 3-4sec...thats scary, like something you'd see in a horror movie. Now back to the Christian belief....while you are on that space ship and you passed about 80-100 years of time in about 2min "standard" then would'nt it be speeding up the time that the Lord comes? So pretty much while you are going through space you hear the trumpets sound, and the Lord calls you home in about 7 sec worth time...its kinda unbelievable if you think about it...but its very very true...think about it.
and to add on to it..you are getting so far away from the sun he space air would probably be about -10,000 degrees and would shut down the thrusters with no thought at all...you would freeze to death
[Edited on 04.21.2011 7:43 PM PDT]