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"...a few centuries of coherent humanist thought, set against a million odd years of evolved killer ape tendency. No-one's going to give you very good odds on humanism, are they?"
- Richard Morgan
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| Inflatable Expansion Bubble | ||
| Inflatable chamber to provide temporary additional space for cramped space craft. |
Space travel in Niven's Known Space stories is best accomplished with one of the General Products hulls; however, space inside was typically very limited. Additional space for exercise or living was available in the form of inflatable expansion bubbles.
| We were in the expansion bubble when it happened. The bubble had inflatable seats and an inflatable table and was there for exercise and killing time but it also provided a fine view; the surface was perfectly transparent. |
| From Crashlander,
by Larry Niven. Published by Del Rey in 1994 Additional resources -
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The bubble itself could be unfolded without air pressure using an electromagnetic field (normally used to collapse the bubble after use).
(Thanks to Winchell Chung for suggesting this item.)
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