Timeline for What plausible reason could I give for my FTL drive only working in space
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| Nov 30, 2023 at 1:00 | comment | added | Sascha | it may be that its a good idea to stay out of the Heliopshere of a Solar system..... | |
| Jun 10, 2019 at 18:25 | comment | added | Stilez | @Chronocidal - those as well :) | |
| Jun 10, 2019 at 13:08 | comment | added | Chronocidal | @Stilez Don't forget "air conducts heat" - activating (or attempting to activate) the drive in atmosphere will take far more energy, as the heat gets sapped from the plasma into the surrounding air. Then you go FTL, and leave a large vacuum in the atmosphere. | |
| Jun 10, 2019 at 12:26 | comment | added | Locaq | Ah, I see. That makes sense. | |
| Jun 10, 2019 at 8:37 | comment | added | Stilez | @Locaq - 3 reasons. Air contains contaminants. Air contains electrically neutral and cold particles which won't respond to, and may place strain or.disrupt, the containing plasma (unlike vacuum). Air can vary locally (gusts, barometric pressure etc) placing uneven, varying, or.unpredictabke external effect on the engine and its fields. | |
| Jun 10, 2019 at 7:48 | comment | added | Locaq | Why would being in an atmosphere disrupt the plasma ring? Wouldn’t the pressure on the plasma actually be greater if there was a vacuum outside? | |
| Jun 9, 2019 at 20:50 | history | answered | LSerni | CC BY-SA 4.0 |