[Spaceships] Ships of Arbitrary Size WIP

[malloyd]

Originally Posted by Langy

It's a density of 100 cubic feet per ton, so a cube with 4.6 feet per side masses one ton. This includes air, open space, and vacuum, not just the metal of the ship.

Yes, it's low compared to a lot of things (like water), but water's heavy (compared to empty space).

It's about right, cargo is usually estimated in the 20 to 50 lb/cubic foot, or 40 to 100 cubic feet per ton range. Yeah OK if you are carrying something really dense or space filling - a liquid, or crushed ore, it's heavier, but it's not a bad approximation.