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by gregor7777 4050 days ago
Yeah a huge alien ice spaceship.
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tgbrter 4050 days ago
Actually, a large part of a spaceship capable of traveling near c would be comprised of ice, as a shield from relativistic particles.

https://www.fourmilab.ch/cship/craft.html

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pavel_lishin 4050 days ago
It slices! It dices! It's a shield! It's reaction mass! It's fuel! It's potable water!
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msane 4050 days ago
Interested in how this design decelerates
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