OBSOLETE DESIGN: Calculating the delta-v of The Devastator

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Published on June 6, 2014 3:32:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkODUynKSTg

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The third incarnation of The Devastator is probably the biggest starship ever constructed in the entire universe. It's the size of a small solar system and the high estimate for its mass (including its fleet and having its tanks full of substances for producing propellant) is 270 000 000 times the mass of the Sun meaning it's only about 16600 times less massive than the Milky Way galaxy. But the question is, can it really provide enough delta-v to get past the escape velocities of galaxies and superclusters and still have enough propellant to slow down? This video will try to answer this question.