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Old 05-07-2007, 10:42 PM
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Default Re: 24 hours of Teleportation, what to do?

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LOL @ thinking a heavy coat would be adequate protection on the moon

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don't forget the scuba tank. the moon only gets down below -200F on rare occasions and sometimes it could be over 200F, so he wouldn't even need the coat!

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I rarely (never) get into scientific arguments here, but the issue isn't the moon's latent temperature, it's the rate of heat dissipation. You need insulation, not a heat source.
Especially since you aren't there to screw around, pop in, get a gander, pop out.

Edit: Of course I'm not saying with certainty how much insulation is necessary (spacesuits have a several layers (goretex and whatnot, but they're designed for prolonged exposure) but you don't need to be packing a heat source (ignorance about what 'cold' is).

The real concern for the scuba+coat setup is a lack of a pressurized environment which would cause your body's fluids to boil.
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