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Old 03-01-2020, 07:24 AM   #11
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Default Re: Coolant [Spaceships]

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Originally Posted by Johnny1A.2 View Post
An unmodified reactionless drive (that is, the classic by-your-bootstraps) has the opposite problem, it's too good (aside from violating conservation of momentum). Before long, some bright PC will get a funny look on his face and the next think you know people are throwing R-bombs at each other, and converting planets into asteroid belts.
They will also have perpetual motion engines that produce truly ridiculous amounts of power, and probably half a dozen other things before breakfast.
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