Re: Best choice of FTL fuel?

: Erik Max Francis <max@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: Well, the idea was fusing the hydrogen to iron, and then totally
: converting the iron.

Ah. I missed that it was supposed to be a two-step process.

: That doesn't make much sense, because totally converting the hydrogen
: in the first place results in the same total energy release

Maybe that's why I missed it; it made so little sense, I
just didn't see that could be what was meant. Hm. Maybe it
was a joke.


Wayne Throop throopw@xxxxxxxxx http://sheol.org/throopw
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