Re: Space travel without helms

Um, mana *is* kind of a weird word to use, as if I remember this rightly it
means "What is this?" in, like, Hebrew or something.

Like that bread in Exodus. Basically "what in the...is this stuff..."

Anyway. I was pondering what would happen with just one sail, and, well, if
the sails are actually catching something, and they aren't balanced with
sails on opposite sides of the ship, wouldn't the ship tend to spin, or at
least try to turn towards the side without a sail? After all, they are in a
three-dimensional medium. Not that I remember all the details from the
original post on the subject, n'thsome weeks ago.

~George LaValle

"No! No! Get that Pokemon away from me!"

P.S.-Daniel Davis, weren't you an FC2 for awhile? You get promoted?

>From: "Davis, Daniel J. FC3 (SIMA SS07)" <DDavis@?????.?????.????.mil>
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>Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Space travel without helms
>Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 05:05:22 -0500
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>I agree with paul mana sail don't sound right star sail or something like
>that and i wouldn't go below 1/4 for speed half would be better.
>
>Daniel Davis
>thecatlord@???.con
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Westermeyer [mailto:westermeyer.3@???.edu]
>Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:38 AM
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>Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Space travel without helms
>
>I think some sort of special sail is th better route. I don't really
>like the name manasails, but it would accomplish the basic idea. Of
>course, making it impossible for 'sail' powered vessels to land would
>also help explain SJs relative lack of influence on large worlds like
>Toril, and help explain the need for asteroid ports and space
>stations.
>
>I also like the idea of sailed vessels being slower then helmed
>vessels, though perhaps 100 times as slow isn't  a good idea. maybe
>half speed...
>--
>"We sleep safely in our beds, only because rough men stand guard in
>the night, ready to visit violence upon those who would do us harm."
>H.G. Wells.
>
>Paul Westermeyer,  westermeyer.3@???.edu
>Phd Candidate, History, Ohio State University
>Instructor, Humanities, Columbus State Community College
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