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|    Morris The Cat to eripe    |
|    Re: James S.A. Corey's answer to There A    |
|    14 Jun 16 07:12:03    |
      From: morriscat@gmail.com              On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 8:43:53 PM UTC-4, eripe wrote:       > I mostly agree with you but there is a couple of issues.       >        > Even if you are as dark and cold as an asteroid, can you keep that up for       days as you cruise through space?       >               Well, that's exactly the tradeoff. No, you couldn't Even without being under       thrust, the crew generates heat, the life support that keeps them alive       generates heat, the power systems that run everything generate heat, and that       all has to be dissipated        somehow. The best you can do is control WHEN you're releasing heat, and       potentially limit how visible it is.               --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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