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   els.dallas@gmail.com to Mr Anderson   
   Re: Potential torch drives   
   23 Nov 18 11:31:22   
   
   On Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 3:03:04 PM UTC-6, Mr Anderson wrote:   
   > So what are, in your opinion, Best potential candidates for torch drives?   
      
   There aren't any. The cncept of a torch drive is fictional handwavium. You can   
   have high delta-v or high thrust. Pick one. If you want your fusion drive to   
   have high thrust, then you are going to have to crash its delta-v or it will   
   overheat and melt.   
      
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