Thomas Koenig   
      
   "so the thickness scales linearly with the radius."   
      
   Thanks for the physics brush-up. You're right, of course.   
      
   Still, the weight of the pressure hull grows linearly with volume, and a   
   sizable amount of it would already be provided by the ship's armored hull.   
   Which the ship will have, otherwise getting hit by virtually anything is a   
   death warrant, and damage    
   control is no longer an issue. So, pressurizing the whole ship is still not   
   such a big deal and simplifies damage control (as well as regular maintenance)   
   no end.   
      
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