I'm kinda wondering if using the _ship's_ lasers for this would be the
easy solution to the problem.

Stand off by 10km, and bathe the ice-ball in 150Mj of laser mojo until
it is vapor.
Then move in and skim the vapor.

On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Richard Aiken <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 2:37 AM, Ian Whitchurch <xxxxxx@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Also, Our Heroes will almost certainly want to use any laser rifles etc
>> they have as melting tools. Let them :)
>
>
>
> PC 1: "Ummmm. Are you sure about this?"
> PC 2: "Yah. It'll be fine. And much faster. Here goes . . ."
>
> BOOOM!!
>
> PC 3 (from the safety of the engine room, as the hull breach alarm starts
> clanging): "I told that idiot you can't flash-heat solid ice like that . .
> .."
>
> --
> Richard Aiken
>
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> "A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the
> advice." - Bill Cosby
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