Comment on The nuclear-powered submarine crisis
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
What's funny to me is that if you ask most people about doing asteroid mining they'll tell you that it's science fiction. But if you ask them about a machine that can stay underwater for five years they know exactly what you're talking about.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Huh?
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
There are many things that are technologically possible but we don't have them because they are seen as being impractical.
Nuclear subs use all the tech that would be needed for a space colony.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Got it. Something about the way you phrased it the first time was confusing and I didn’t know what you were getting at.
Hugin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Subs have a big advantage in that they make their own oxygen from all the water around them.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
All subs or just nuclear subs?