05-18-2019, 01:51 AM
(05-18-2019, 01:43 AM)The Astronomer Wrote: Judging from the insane power involved, if you carry enough water to allow your open cycle coolant to last more than a second, your acceleration will drop wayyy below one gee. Then you're stuck with the same ol' problem...
There is a reason why this is actually the most ignored physics law (it looks like some OA ship pics also ignored it as well). Even special relativity's more loved.
Maybe they really can just direct all or most heat out in one direction. Metamaterials? Could this excuse explanation be made plausible in-universe?
Don't know why I'm working this idea so hard. It's not like I have a dog in this fight, I just enjoy "killing the wizard".