Re: Next patch requests
"But hey, it'll help JPL sucker money out of some of the... er, less sharp politicians."
It's not just suckering..
Let's say you have two cars. One can go 0-60 in one minute, but can only stay at 60 for one hour. Distance traveled: 60 miles. Time: 1 hour.
The second car can go 0-60 in one hour, but can stay there for a week. Distance traveled: 10,020 miles. Time: 168 hours. So you go 167 times the distance, for 168 times the time spent. Clearly if you need to go farther than a mile the second is a better choice..
That's why the current ion engines are useful. I have no idea why SF hit on "ion" engines being these speed demons, really.
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