From: daellis94@gmail.com   
      
   Well, I wouldnt think that is entirely accurate.  It is handwavium only in the   
   sense that modern engineering doesn't understand how to make such a drive   
   function without vaporizing itself.   
      
   To call it wholly a fictional concept isn't appropriate; physics does not   
   prohibit such a device.   
      
   Torch drives are not impossible.  They are simply difficult to design.   
      
   Yes, they are impossible with modern engineering, but in the context of   
   science fiction, where one is looking into the possibilities of future   
   engineering, they are certainly not beyond the realm of reason.   
      
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