[TML] "Dies the Fire"

[Timothy Little]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 03:51:32PM -0500, Richard Aiken wrote:
> <shrug> The same tech that keeps the central hole stable (unmelted)
> would also work for the "vent holes," wouldn't it?  As for the heat,
> you could have free air exchange with both sides of the disk through
> these holes, if you make them wide enough.

The oxygen partial pressure alone would be enough to cause seizures in
an unaided person even 15 km down.  At 30 km the air pressure is up to
40 atmospheres.  Still thousands to go ...


- Tim