Re: Underwater questions [ot]

DracSpy@aol.com wrote:
> 8)  What does it take to do under water mining?

	There are places on the ocean floor littered with
	"manganese nodules", which can be scooped up.

> 9)  What would be the normal shapes that buildings be based on?

	Spherical.  Pressurized tanks.	They will look much like
	an oil refinery with lots of storage tanks.

> 10) What type of weapons would work (lasers are out, but what about
Sonic
> weapons)?

	Sonic weapons are problemantic.  Tiny homing torpedoes
	would be useful, with a variety of warheads (explosive,
	high-voltage electrical discharge, etc.)

	See if your library has a copy of THE MILLENNIAL PROJECT
	(colonizing the galaxy in eight easy steps), by Marshall
	T. Savage (ISBN 0-316-77163-5)
	The second chapter has some interesting ideas about
	living in the sea.