[ExI] Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Navy Carrier

[spike at rainier66.com]

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From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Navy Carrier

On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> On 14/08/2026 18:36, spike wrote:
> > We could however imagine a single small woman surviving that ordeal, given sufficient email traffic from home.
>
> Why a woman?

>...I suspect this gets back to the old line about "one small, limbless or prosthetic-limbed woman, to save every single kg  possible".

>... these arguments have been around since well before modern LLMs.

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Ja to all.  I fear that had I asked AI, it would spew my own silliness back to me, an echo from the past.

The weight problem is severe indeed.  Do the calcs.  Prove me wrong, please.  I don't like what my own equations are telling me: assuming current technology, we aren't going to Mars.

spike