[TML] A new tourist ship design

[Knapp]

> This is trickier.  Earth's atmosphere is held by the escape energy
> being much greater than the atmosphere's molecular thermal energy.  If
> the 1g effect extends only on the order of a few hundred metres, the
> atmosphere would disappear very quickly indeed.
>

As I understand gravity (not well) I thought that if you had one g it
would fade with the square of the distance. So this would give the air
the same depth as on the Earth.

> Given a deep enough "gravity well", I think there could still be a few
> niggling problems.  You may need to explicitly heat the ground,

If a ship can do 6g for weeks then that should be no problem right,
power is there? If you are near a sun it should heat the air the same
as it does on Earth.

> On the night side, it would still be quite light.  Similar to just
> after sunset, where the sunlight is still passing through and lighting
> up the air.  If there are any clouds, shining on them too.

So very dry air?? LOL. Did not think about that. Small ball no night.

> I don't think Traveller explicitly says the conditions under which
> grav plates work, so I'd say it's at least plausible.  My personal
> view is that grav plates always come in pairs: one above, one below.

This is a sphere and is that not what you are implying with one above
and one below;  A grid of grave balls? There is also the inside of the
ship that could have your other plate. It would be a good place for
the swimming pools and such. The whole idea is a bit crazy and I liked
it because it does seem to be within the rules.

> - Tim

Douglas