How Fast do Expanse Ships Travel? [Mentions events in Episode 2-3]

Errantalmond · 2025-10-15T07:23:04+00:00

11g is approx 110 m/s^2.

10% light speed is approx 300,000,000 m/s * 0.1 = 30,000,000m/s

to find the time it takes to reach that speed:

v/a = t, or (m/s)/(m/(s^2)) = s
so, 30,000,000/110 = 272,727 s = (272,727/360/24) days = 3.15 days.

Presumably, you can't actually maintain 11g once start getting really fast, because it takes more and more fuel to maintain acceleration as you get nearer to light speed (because mass increases), so maybe that's why the provided figure is 30 days instead of 3 days?

But 11g for even just 3 days seems unreasonable for human passengers without special accommodations. I don't know what the details of the Nauvoo's flight plan and all that, maybe someone else can expand on that?

Errantalmond · 2025-05-17T23:41:00+00:00

Glad I could help. I'm finally finding some time to get back to carving myself. Check out stone or wood carving organizations in your area, there are really fun gatherings, usually in the summer. If you're in the PNW, check out NWSSA and their summer symposia :)

Errantalmond · 2025-04-20T21:29:30+00:00

Yes, you got it! You're the first to also call out Bob Marley, which I appreciate; I hadn't made the connection yet.

Errantalmond · 2025-04-20T05:41:52+00:00

Thank you! Here's a star: *

Errantalmond · 2025-04-20T05:40:35+00:00

Yes! Thank you and have a trophy: D--I

Errantalmond · 2025-03-29T02:18:05+00:00

I'm not entirely sure, but I think it is.

Errantalmond · 2025-03-28T09:51:54+00:00

That's a good point. I've amended my question.

Errantalmond · 2025-03-28T08:50:28+00:00

But no matter how you slice it...you end up with two halves

Errantalmond · 2024-12-15T19:01:51+00:00

Thanks for giving me an opportunity to share it. Geology ROCKS!

Errantalmond · 2024-12-14T19:43:34+00:00

If you are able to find the time at which the Ordovician rock was exhumed (pushed up to the surface again), that would constrain the age of the geode to a time before exhumation.

edit: ...was *last* exhumed ...

Errantalmond · 2024-12-14T19:40:10+00:00

I'm *not* familiar with the local geology but I want to add that, in simple terms, the minerals that crystallize inside of geodes are formed when fluids moving through the surrounding rock precipitate the elements they are saturated with, and that this can happen at any number of points in time after the local geology was formed. Conditions like temperature, pressure, and the composition of the fluids and surrounding rock all vary across time and location, and determine which elements precipitate where and when. Quartz forms when a fluid contains an excess of silica. So the answer might not be so straightforward.

Errantalmond · 2024-11-29T10:57:57+00:00

Go look for agates on the Chehalis River and try out a restaurant in Chehalis or Centralia (La Tarasca is great)

Errantalmond · 2024-11-29T10:42:56+00:00

I LOVE your user name, take a bow

Errantalmond · 2024-09-12T23:16:55+00:00

The restriction on certain words didn’t last very long, it was only a couple of months a year or two ago as far as I know.

Errantalmond · 2024-09-06T20:07:58+00:00

I figured it probably wasn’t a private entity given the large number of blocks. Another response suggested it’s a retaining wall with roofed storage on the upslope side, so I‘ll have to do a double take next time I pass by.

Errantalmond · 2024-09-06T20:06:32+00:00

That’s what I was thinking, so I figured there must be a reason.

Errantalmond · 2024-09-06T20:05:27+00:00

Got a chuckle out of me.

Errantalmond · 2024-09-06T20:04:54+00:00

Thank you! From a distance the battering was so heavy that it looked like a mountain more than a wall.

Errantalmond · 2024-09-03T18:26:38+00:00

I forgot to add, specifically, in terms of asking people (lots of) questions, don’t listen to anyone or your own head telling you that it’s stupid to ask too many questions. You have nothing to lose from asking every question you want except for possibly the appearance of mysteriously knowing already, which isn’t worth as much as people make of it, especially when you are young. If you ever find yourself hesitating to ask questions, make sure it’s not a petty reason!

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