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Re:Starship / Super Heavy by avmich on Saturday December 26, 2020 @11:10PM (#25548743)
You mean, extremely cold. Not particularly dense, methane is about half of water density, oxygen is about 10% more.
Re:Starship / Super Heavy by wolfram74 on Saturday December 26, 2020 @11:24PM (#25548805)
Given most buildings are upwards of 90% air by volume, that's still quite dense.
Re:Starship / Super Heavy by heavenlyblue on Sunday December 27, 2020 @07:01AM (#25550454)
Wanted to argue with you but apparently concrete is only 2.5g/cm3 so not that much different from water.
Re:Starship / Super Heavy by stjohnswarts on Sunday December 27, 2020 @11:32PM (#25556704)
There have been ships made of concrete which I always found interesting. Ferrocement (I believe) is a form of boatcraft that can be done in your backyard without any special tools.
Re:Starship / Super Heavy by garmaine on Sunday December 27, 2020 @12:01AM (#25548985)
When supercooled they’re a bit more dense than that. But as the sibling comment said, most 30 story buildings aren’t filled with water.
Re:Starship / Super Heavy by Sheldon777 on Sunday December 27, 2020 @04:21AM (#25549892)
the supercooling system and its nitrate gasses will freeze the core of the space ship
Re:Starship / Super Heavy by MertsA on Sunday December 27, 2020 @08:09AM (#25550763)
Presumably they mean compared to hydrolox like Delta IV or the Space Shuttle.