Some fiction is "harder" than other fiction. I don't mind new science or even magic if they are internally consistent within the story. The problems start when you can easily see implications of science or magic that would completely upend the world in which they appear, but the story doesn't seem aware of that; or when they lead to obvious logical paradoxes.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 10:19 AM, <tmr0195@comcast.net> wrote:

Hello Kelly St. Clair,

I have to agree to a certain extent, however since when does fiction always pass the common sense test.

Tom R

From: "Kelly St. Clair" <xxxxxx@efn.org>
To: "TML" <xxxxxx@simplelists.com>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 9:36:04 AM
Subject: Re: Jump Fuel (was Re: [TML] Instant city)

Most of the attempted explanations/handwaves for "what do they DO with
all that H2?" run into the problem that, if one accepts [hypothesis],
there's almost always some way to "fuel" a jump which is MUCH superior
to lugging around a substantial fraction of the ship's volume in LHyd.
"Breaking" that arbitrary rule has significant second-order effects on
military capabilities, merchant traffic and economics, etc etc.

There comes a point, IMO, where a whole lot of Traveller becomes
indefensible and inexplicable by anything short of outright fiat: "This
is what the rules say, so this is how we're playing it, even though it
makes no #%()in' sense."

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