One could imagine a huge electromagnetic field used as a scoop…

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> On May 2, 2023, at 5:11 AM, Jeffrey Schwartz - schwartz.jeffrey at gmail.com <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah, these things happen when using Solomani operating systems.
>
> Sigh, I miss real computers
>
>> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 7:55 AM Alan Peery - Alan.Peery at
>> tractare.co.uk (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
>>
>> 10^19 for Earth's air, not 1019.   :-D
>>
>> Copy-paste modification, the reason an entire starship flotilla was
>> lost... ;-)
>>
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>> On 02/05/2023 12:44, Jeffrey Schwartz - schwartz.jeffrey at gmail.com
>>> (via tml list) wrote:
>>> Earth's air has a density of approximately 1019 molecules per cubic
>>> centimeter; by contrast the densest nebulae can have densities of
>>> 10,000 molecules per cubic centimeter. --
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula
>>>
>>> So, figure that skimming kinda needs at least Earth's atmo pressure to
>>> get the "hours" numbers we're expecting
>>> That would imply about 10^15th longer.  That comes out to about 1.1 x
>>> 10^11 years. Considering the universe is about 1.3 x 10^10 years
>>> old... that would be awkward.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, you could move faster when nebula skimming than gas
>>> giant skimming, so that might trim down some time.
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:08 PM kaladorn at gmail.com (via tml list)
>>> <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
>>>> I have a question:
>>>>
>>>> Is there any reasonable chance that if you jumped into an empty hext *that contained a dense Nebula*, that they could go into cold sleep, set the computer to drift through the Nebula until it has enough power to jump?
>>>>
>>>> I am guessing real Nebulas are more defuse than I think (just like SW crash-crunch-smash asteroids are not at all like real asteroid belts)... but it was worth asking.
>>>>
>>>> - kaladorn
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 6:57 PM Hubert Figui?re - hub at figuiere.net (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2023-04-27 17:17, Christopher Sean Hilton - chris at vindaloo.com
>>>>> (via tml list) wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a question about the mechanics of jump drive. Did I read somewhere that in a nominal
>>>>>> jump trip, you precipitate out of Jumpspace at the 100D limit of a target object in normal
>>>>>> space? If this is the case, how do you handle jump into empty hexes?
>>>>>>
>>>>> The way I always interpreted it is that the 100D was the *minimum* safe
>>>>> distance you could reemerge from jump space.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you reemerge in an empty hex, the bigger problem will be whether you
>>>>> have enough fuel. This is also part of the problem when you have a jump
>>>>> mishap and arrive in a place where there is no giant gas available.
>>>>>
>>>>> In GURPS Traveller Interstellar War, they describe how Terra reached
>>>>> neighbouring system with Jump-1: the established refueling stations,
>>>>> which just support this interpretation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Hub
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