Breathing CFCs and building ships
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- #2594 Re: (2580) Breathing CFCs and building ships by William Henry Timmins
Bart: That wasn't bogustech they were feeding us in "The Abyss." Oxygenated chlorofluorocarbons CAN in fact be breathed by living organisms with no bad aftereffects; they really DID dunk the rat for that scene, although I'll bet Ed Harris didn't consent to do it himself. |-> In fact, the old UK TV show "UFO" postulated aliens that breathed CFCs in their space suits to minimize ballooning in vacuum. It'd make an interesting starship design, though; a lot like a Dolphin ship but even weirder to live in.... I wonder if there would be any advantages? Cynthia: I'm going to pass along your ship design suggestions to Dow Rieder, assuming he didn't save them himself, and the two of us will give them the TDR white-glove test over RC Cola and Dinty Moore beef stew with corn flakes on top some evening. I personally rather favor the cheapening of starships, inasmuch as it'd explain why so many people own them.... metlay