Re: Faster Than Light Travel

>>There's Harry Harrison's "bloater drive" from "Bill the Galactic
Hero"-
the
>>distances between the particles of the ship are enlarged hugely, while
>>keeping the ship's stern fixed at the point of departure.  Relatively
tiny
>>star-systems can be seen appearing to float through the ship.  When
the
bow
>>arrives at its destination, it is fixed there.  The stern is released,
and
>>the vessel is "de-bloated"....

Ha ha ha...

That's hilarious

But, I kinda think that could fall under the distortion of space idea...
because you are distorting the space the ship occupies <I think> 
(making
it bloated)

CMC