Inhuma continued

Jeff Wilson · 27 Jan 2009, 04:54 · from 2009-January.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:36 -0600
Subject: (urth) Inhuma continued
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Craig Brewer wrote:
>  >>>What of the inhumas' ability to fly through the void?  Is this a lie 
> or can they survive in space?
> 
> I've always thought it was a lie. Fava dies in the snow when she and 
> Horn do the astral travel bit. And when Jahlee is talking about learning 
> to cross the void, she complains about how thin the air is...when, of 
> course, there won't be any air, thin or thick, in the void. They're 
> always complaining about the cold, but space would be just a touch 
> colder than Blue, I'd imagine. And being reptilian and, I assume, 
> cold-blooded...absolute zero would present some problems, no?

In near-planetary space without the protection of an atmosphere, the 
side of a body toward the sun will be hotter than the daytime side of 
the planet. It might be possible for a thick-skinned reptile to 
withstand the vacuum, and to keep the shaded side of the body warm by 
blood circulation. The shadow side wouldn't loose heat that much faster 
than on a planetside night, and the lack of air would actually help 
insulate.

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
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