> What are humans on a water world going to eat? > > * One option would be to eat fish, kelp and all > that. Not exactly exciting, and it comes from > the alien biosphere - does it include all > necessary nutrients and nothing harmful?
Coral harvesting. Engineered flora grown in synthetic tubes to provide the necessary carbs & proteins laid out on floating nets. The way the Indians are repairing coral reefs. Just on an enlarged scale. Robotic wardens to ensure no poaching by aboriginal life - or simply mount them 3-4 m above sea floor level. These platforms could even be migratory to ensure the best of all conditions. > * The next option is halfway traditional farming > on floating platforms. The published rules for > farm modules are for space stations, 50,000 cf > and 400,000 lbs. per person. Doing it in open > air should be easier, but how much? Pass. Much easier I'd think - were you thinking that they would have no external input? No krill or seabed glop for fertiliser? > * Finally, total life support provides food as > well as air. It is available from TL7 up, at > 200 cf and 2,000 lbs. per person or less. The > rules don't really say if that is algae glop > or truly edible food, but I guess the quality > depends on the TL. Back in the day Gibson suggested algae fed on by shrimp fed on by catfish as a food system in an arcology. And there is always slab meat :) or fish. If you have advanced medicine you probably can clone tissue. If you can grow cloned flesh, why not meat? McE _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
