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in Shepherd's novels they do burn thru the ice quickly, thus the ships spin *NM* imlad Send a noteboard - 20/10/2009 05:18:53 PM
I haven't done laser on ice experiments, but I would imagine that high power lasers as we are talking now, would cut through the ice at high speed.
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anyone seen ice used as shielding for ships in SF imlad - 19/10/2009 04:35:45 PM 3559 Views
Sounds familiar, but I'm not quite sure from where... *NM* Craig - 19/10/2009 05:03:03 PM 218 Views
I think this is in THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH by Arthur C. Clarke Werthead - 19/10/2009 05:20:24 PM 513 Views
It does sound like the kind of brilliant-yet-obvious idea Clarke would have. Tim - 19/10/2009 05:31:23 PM 496 Views
That sounds right. Knew I'd seen it somewhere. *NM* Craig - 19/10/2009 06:04:25 PM 203 Views
Found the story. There is an ice-shield, but it's for space dust, not lasers. *NM* Tim - 19/10/2009 11:47:33 PM 202 Views
Ice shielding against lasers? jh - 19/10/2009 07:28:51 PM 1864 Views
It wouldn't reflect, but it would significantly diffract... *NM* Ghavrel - 19/10/2009 09:25:16 PM 219 Views
Perhaps... jh - 20/10/2009 08:31:08 AM 464 Views
in Shepherd's novels they do burn thru the ice quickly, thus the ships spin *NM* imlad - 20/10/2009 05:18:53 PM 201 Views
Re: Ice shielding against lasers? Mats imaginary friend - 20/10/2009 03:39:25 AM 2155 Views
Well, most spaceships have to go in-atmosphere at some point. Kronin al'Sulc - 20/10/2009 04:09:16 AM 501 Views
yep, orbital docking stations imlad - 20/10/2009 05:21:40 PM 501 Views
momentum. Read up on it. *NM* jh - 20/10/2009 08:28:25 AM 209 Views
there might not be weight, but MASS still plays a role imlad - 20/10/2009 05:21:08 PM 487 Views
Ignorance or sarcasm? Aemon - 20/10/2009 09:26:31 PM 488 Views
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds *NM* Vodalus - 23/10/2009 01:49:21 AM 236 Views
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