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Re: M:Tron VS. Ice Planet.............
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:08:33 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Andrew Knowles writes:
M-tron vehicles, while well equipped
> for space travel (where it is also very cold) would be unable to function well
> in such a place.
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> Andrew
Nitpick---
It is not cold or warm in space. It is a near vacuum. Hot or cold refers to
the amount of kinetic energy in the particles of matter (I can't remember what
that "shaking" is called maybe random kinetic energy?) There's just not enough
bits of stuff in space for caloric energy to be transferred. The problem in
space is actually getting rid of excess heat because solar radiation and such
that hits an object (like a spacecraft) heats it up, but there is no where for
that heat to dissipate. One way is a heat sink, another is a radiator fin that
gets hot enough to radiate the heat out as em radiation.
Chris (reading too much Larry Niven) Lannan
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| (...) well (...) That is assuming that you're close enough to a star to be getting that kind of solar radiation. Out in deep space, say, Pluto's distance from the Sun, there is basically no solar radiation. Thus, space acts as a giant heatsink and (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I'm not a big fan of M-tron. I think it is the weakest of the space series. The only thing M-tron was good for was introducing us to magnets and neon green pieces. As far as who would win? Well, everyone seems to forget that the ice planet is (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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