Ellynne made some extremely interesting observations about the disposal of the dead:
These 'burials' probably occurred in deep space where the odds of the body being encountered by accident were low and not where they would be in orbit around a planet.
What *does* happen to bodies in deep space (when they're not Vargas)?
Jarriet
Iain Coleman wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Harriet Monkhouse wrote:
What *does* happen to bodies in deep space (when they're not Vargas)?
Not a lot.
Hmm. Wouldn't it be like an extreme case of "freezer burn"? The water freezes right away, but slowly disappears (evaporates? sublimates?) and you're eventually left with the dried-out fibrous parts?
In which case, yuck. Who wants a universe littered with unwrapped, freeze-dried mummies? If I die in space, launch my corpse on an intercept course with a star or a planet with an atmosphere. Better to go out in a flash of flames, imho.
Susan Beth (susanbeth33@mindspring.com)
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Susan Beth wrote:
Iain Coleman wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Harriet Monkhouse wrote:
What *does* happen to bodies in deep space (when they're not Vargas)?
Not a lot.
Hmm. Wouldn't it be like an extreme case of "freezer burn"? The water freezes right away, but slowly disappears (evaporates? sublimates?) and you're eventually left with the dried-out fibrous parts?
Something like that.
In which case, yuck. Who wants a universe littered with unwrapped, freeze-dried mummies?
Well, it's a laff, innit?
Iain
Susan Beth said:
Hmm. Wouldn't it be like an extreme case of "freezer burn"? The water freezes right away, but slowly disappears (evaporates? sublimates?) and you're eventually left with the dried-out fibrous parts?
In which case, yuck. Who wants a universe littered with unwrapped, freeze-dried mummies?
Even though I can imagine Servalan saying "I think of myself as the Environment Supreme Commander" somehow I don't think the Federation's environmental protection regulations are all that tough.
If I die in space, launch my corpse on an intercept course with a star or a planet with an atmosphere. Better to go out in a flash of flames, imho.
Some say the world will end in fire, And some in ice...
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Iain Coleman wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Harriet Monkhouse wrote:
What *does* happen to bodies in deep space (when they're not Vargas)?
Not a lot.
Hmm. Wouldn't it be like an extreme case of "freezer burn"? The water freezes right away, but slowly disappears (evaporates? sublimates?) and you're eventually left with the dried-out fibrous parts?
In which case, yuck. Who wants a universe littered with unwrapped, freeze-dried mummies? If I die in space, launch my corpse on an intercept course with a star or a planet with an atmosphere. Better to go out in a flash of flames, imho.
More than that, though-- think of the possibilities for spreading disease suggested by "Killer." OK, that was deliberate, but still...
Fiona
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Harriet Monkhouse asked:
What *does* happen to bodies in deep space (when they're not Vargas)?
Perhaps one function of deep-space "carwashes" is scrubbing bits of someone's Aunt Matilda off the hull--colliding with a buried-in- space body for a spaceship is probably the equivalent of running over roadkill in a car.
-(Y) PS--apropos of feeling safe on the Lyst--well, Vila said he felt safe when Avon was around.
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