Re: Waterjammers

On Monday, May 26, 2003, at 01:07 AM, Tilaurin wrote:

>> Would the liquid envelope affect (added to) the rated
>> tonnage of the waterjammer ships?
>
> I wouldnt think so - air doesnt add to the tonnage of the ship, and
> tonnage
> is based upon area not weight.

Well, tonnage is based on volume.


> You're simply replacing air with water - it
> seems fine that itd be the same size.

What if I replace the air with stone?

I can't imagine water not adding tonnage.

If you ran across 1200 tons of water floating in space would
it have no gravity?


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