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Re: OT: Larry Niven's Ringworld...
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Craig Lalley <[log in to unmask]>
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Craig Lalley <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:02:34 -0700
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--- Brice Yokem <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Depends on how much water was there.  If there is enough, then the gravity
> of the water would raise the escape velocity to such a high value, it would
> take a ridiculously long time to do this.

Brice,

What do you consider a "ridiculously long time", 500 million years is a drop in
the bucket.

As for the gravity, remember Black holes also evaporate.  i.e. Radiation leaks
out.

-Craig




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