• ulterno@lemmy.kde.social
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    5 months ago

    The current “space” we go into, tends to have a tinny amount of atmosphere. (1.322×10-11 Pa according to some random top result on Google)
    So if you want to keep inside conditions at around 1 atm for a human to stay, that’s all the difference you need to keep, and a duct tape might work.

    But the void I refer to, is very different.
    Think:

    • Vaporising metals
    • Theoretical quantum bubble formation

    Normal spacecrafts made for “space”, might even have their outer surface constantly being diffused in the void.


    Disclaimer: I’m not a space nerd. The above is just speculation

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      5 months ago

      Sure, but doesn’t the outer surface diffusing apply to the friction of water against a submarine’s hull too? No clue about theoretical quantum bubbles, but it doesn’t seem like anything that would affect spaceships in particular.

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        5 months ago

        friction of water against a submarine’s hull

        I can’t say for sure, but I feel like the affect due to said friction would be much lower, considering we are managing solid-solid friction in a lot of places.

        theoretical quantum bubbles

        Yeah, that’s not relevant. Just added that to clarify which “void” I’m talking about.


        The vaporising metals problem, I think might be alleviated by covalent bonding materials, so polymers? But not sure about that either.

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