Hello Bruce,
Thank you for the reply, however my comment
covered both the concept of hydrogen bubble
or an energy bubble having problems to
overcome.
In my mind I have more control of the shape of
an energy bubble than one that is hydrogen. Of
course I am probably out to lunch and generally
try not to think about how the jump drive works
since I don't have enough clues or a deep enough
core of knowledge to figure this out. For the most
part I just roll the dice and hope I make a successful
jump.
Tom R
From: "Bruce Johnson" <xxxxxx@Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU>
To: "TML" <xxxxxx@simplelists.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:54:20 PM
Subject: Re: Incredibly efficient! was Re: [TML] L-Hyd not necessary for jumping & misc....
Hello Richard,
If one believes in that the hydrogen is dumped
around the ship to form a bubble that somehow
is used to open jump space then the Annic Nova's
jump drives have a huge problem to overcome.
To paraphrase an out-of-date cultural reference: “Jump’s got 99 problems, but the Annic Nova ain't one”
Dealing with a one-off artifact of an extremely higher, unattainable TL is MUCH easier than dealing with the many consequences of the rules as stated.
The main issue here is the unintended consequences of the rules. The AN is painfully simple to explain: it’s Clarke’s Third Law magic.
--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
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