[gurps] In space no one can hear you go boom!

[Nigel McCarty-Eigenmann]

> >> In an environment with resources only from asteroids are 
> explosives possible?
> >>
> >> Can you get the chemical resources from the asteroids?
> >
> > I imagine so, though nitrogen might be in short supply.
> 
> compared to Earth's atmosphere, yes.  but not really in short supply.
> On the order of 1% of mass of a typical asteroid will be 
> nitrogen compounds.  It will take a substantial amount of 
> work to get them out, though, but that's mostly a matter of 
> suppyling energy.  And that's not a problem in a setting 
> where you can get there.

So doable, but energy costly, but energy is likely to be cheap so... Mebbe
not so costly?

'Kay

McE