Re: [TML] Meson guns for defense Andrew Long 16 Sep 2016 16:23 UTC

> On 16 Sep 2016, at 16:46, Bruce Johnson <xxxxxx@Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU> wrote:
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>> On Sep 15, 2016, at 8:53 PM, (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
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>>> If it were geothermal, that would prevent neutrino emissions that
>>> would give orbiting meson armed ships a target
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>> Though you'd still have to be careful about what you used as the
>> "cold" side of the setup. It needs to be significantly cooler than
>> the hot end or you won't get a lot of power.
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> That’s what deep ocean trenches are for. In fact that’s probably the best place to put them, since you’re closer to the core there; less drilling to get to the hot stuff.  You can put your actual emplacements somewhere else, just need to drop cables for a power run to the actual emplacement.

Provided you *have* a deep ocean trench, which presupposes a fairly high Hydro percentage.

Regards, Andy

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