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A '''blind jump''' is an operation in which a ship makes an [[FTL]] jump to a random location.

Blind jumps are usually done in the most dire of combat circumstances when a few seconds could mean preservation or destruction. In a blind jump, the [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Navigation Computer|navigation computer]] is bypassed and the jump system is most likely provided with a random set of coordinates with only sparse safeguards before the jump is executed. This greatly increases the chances of the ship getting itself hopelessly lost in space and adds to the risk of being in danger after the jump (impact with ships, planets or other bodies). 

Fortunately, the vast magnitude of empty space in the universe makes the chance of such a collision relatively small.

A blind jump was ordered by [[Helena Cain|Admiral Helena Cain]] to avoid destruction of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' during the Cylon [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards|attack]] on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]").

''[[Galactica]]'' herself executes a blind jump of sorts at the conclusion of the [[Battle of the Colony]] in order to escape the critically damaged [[The Colony|Colony]]. The coordinates used were based on the notes of [[the Music]] and entered manually by [[Kara Thrace]], miraculously leading to the discovery of [[Earth (RDM)#A New Earth|an inhabitable planet]].

Under normal circumstances, it is not an option for the Fleet, as ships would jump to different locations without any chance of reuniting.

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Image:Pegasus ftl lit.png|Pegasus FTL achieves criticality and performs a blind jump away from the Scorpion Yards
Image:Pegasus ftl warping.png|Light warping from Pegasus FTL when activated with no Nav input
Image:Pegasus micro-singularity.png|FTL shockwave implosion from Pegasus at Scorpion
Image:Pegasus blind jump implosion.png|Retreat of Pegasus from Scorpion Fleet Yards - FTL implosion
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