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Old 01-09-2021, 09:17 PM   #61
AlexanderHowl
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Default Re: GURPS O'Neill Cylinder Design

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Originally Posted by Tyneras View Post
I'm not quite sure I follow you, AlexanderHowl. This is a SM+21 station, inflated to SM+25 due to it having a density more like a beach ball than a warship, with a SM+26 shell of rock (or more likely a mix of rock, ice, and other useful raw materials.) around it.

Unless you are just pointing out that once the cylinders get large enough, the need for a rocky shell goes away due to sheer bulk.
Spaceships SM is by mass, not volume.
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