Timeline for What causes my expedition RTG to produce way less power when deployed in a magic realm
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| Nov 28, 2023 at 12:56 | comment | added | Starfish Prime | @ConfusedMerlin bruh, you took intensely toxic and radioactive material into fairyland. Don't look at me because I suggested that you burn stuff instead. You could replace the weak force with something similar, or maybe tweak decay paths, but honestly that's quite a complex thing to try and do in a coherent way and it doesn't obviously add much to your setting. Just glossing over it all with "your fancy EDC beta lights don't work here cos the weak force is different this side of the portal" and try to avoid going into much more detail seems safest... | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 12:37 | comment | added | Confused Merlin | Well, at least that seems to be a very human thing to do: we found an untouched magic realm. What is the first thing to do? Haul Diesel generators over there. The ones, we found in the basement, without particle filters and stuff... But I see why the weak force may could be removed, if I already stated "sun, stars and breathing life" to be available. ... Say, could it be replaced with something? | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 12:33 | comment | added | Starfish Prime | @ConfusedMerlin it should be safe... the absense of the weak force affects big things, like stars and geothermal heat, and if you can see stars and the planet isn't a cold lifeless ball but instead has a breathable atmosphere then you're probably fine. Hydrogen fuel cells are a bit rubbish. If you can't manage methanol or ammonia fuel cells, you'd be better off with regular fossil fuel generators, and maybe run some big power cables through the portal. | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 12:26 | comment | added | Confused Merlin | Dear Prof. @Starfish Prime, I think we are better off to not question where this RTG was acquired from. Some things better being left un-questioned...The usage of such an device, however, was suggested as we treated the Magic Realm as another planet of mostly unknown setup. Also, the portal ends in a cave, where we set up base, which is not the best place for solar cells or wind energy. But maybe we just should shift to a hydrogen energy cell... Still, is it safe for us to go over there, even if the weak force may be absent? | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 11:21 | history | answered | Starfish Prime | CC BY-SA 4.0 |