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   Message 1,855 of 3,113   
   Henry Spencer to Travis P   
   Re: TransHab as storm shelter   
   05 Jun 04 16:23:30   
   
   From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <9a9ed1d7.0406010958.774a371d@posting.google.com>,   
   Travis P  wrote:   
   >...center of the ship is the water storage tanks, but the tanks have   
   >storage rooms in the centers that are surrounded by the water.  When   
   >needed, the entire crew can fit in there for days at a time.   
   >Uncomfortable, but it's good dual use.  One problem would be the   
   >diminished quantity of water towards the end of the mission.   
      
   Fortunately, both food -- even dehydrated -- and human wastes have plenty   
   of water content, so you can use them for storm-shelter shielding.   
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