On 4/12/20 6:21 am, Phil Pugliese - philpugliese at yahoo.com (via tml
list) wrote:
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> > I was wondering if there is any sort of materials or coatings that would
> > allow a permanent presence within a corrosive atmosphere?  I'm working
> > on something where two planets orbit a common barycenter while orbiting
> > the star; one is Earth-like while the other is somewhat like Venus.  The
> > protagonists have established a combination secret lab/listening
> > post/base on the planet with the corrosive atmosphere and I was
> > wondering if there was anything in "real world" science that would allow
> > this or whether I'd have to exercise a bit of plot science.
> >
> > Thanks!
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> > Kurt Feltenberger
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> > “Before today, I was scared to live, after today, I'm scared I'm not
> > living enough." - Me
>
> What about the hundred-fifty odd years between OTL now and the
> Interstellar Wars?
>
> Alex
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> Whoa, less than 150 years till we start 'jumpin'!
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> Wow, I gotta' start lookin' after my health a whole lot better!
>
> Anybody got some spare 'Fast Drug'? (nothin' like it to make time fly,
> don'tcha' know)
>
> p.s. must be too much time alone indoors. Gettin' a little 'punchy'.
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Phil,

If you want to really push the point, it's actually 68 years until "we
start 'jumpin'" - UNSCA Ceres developed J-0 in 2088, with J-1 (and thus
major race status) following in 2092.  The Grand WTF has to wait until
2098 when StarLeaper One returns from its walkabout.

Alex