Starship Air
POSTED BY: rallem
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I think they would. Sure the u.v. lights would have to be on at a time of emergency which might be difficult, but considering their return at those times it might be a wise decision on the part of the captain to relinquish some power to the plants. It would take several plants in each room to help out and the person or people in each room would have to be in those rooms to receive any benefit from the plants, but I would think all non essential personnel would be in their rooms anyway so they don’t get in the way. I think I would want to raise a banana plant and maybe some tomatoes, squash, blueberries, and other types of leafy food plants because flowers just aren’t my thing.
Here is another question, why didn’t Mal have the two shuttles leave their doors open to create air? Also why not maybe jury-rig one of the shuttle’s coils to place on Serenity’s engine? It seemed like the part was a universal part for spaceships. The answer probably is story based.
Oh and I realize there probably would be a temperature problem when the ship's environmental systems are down, but that is something which could also be worked around in my opinion.
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Quote:Urgh. I'm hoping not to sound too snippy, but you're really not listening to me. It takes TONS of biomass to supply oxygen for one person. I get that's not what you're saying, you're just saying extend time, but still you'd need ton's of biomass for Serenity's crew size to have any noticeable effect. A few potted plants can't make a difference, even if there was hundreds of plants, you're probably talking about seconds of extra breathable air. You'd be far better off with an oxygen candle:
Originally posted by rallem:
I think they would. Sure the u.v. lights would have to be on at a time of emergency which might be difficult, but considering their return at those times it might be a wise decision on the part of the captain to relinquish some power to the plants. It would take several plants in each room to help out and the person or people in each room would have to be in those rooms to receive any benefit from the plants, but I would think all non essential personnel would be in their rooms anyway so they don’t get in the way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_oxygen_generator
Quote:But as I said, those sorts of things are incredibly expensive in Joss's universe. Rich people have these things, I doubt you can get a dozen seeds for some donkey fur and a pack of food pellets. I think I would want to own a yacht, doesn't mean I can afford one.
I think I would want to raise a banana plant and maybe some tomatoes, squash, blueberries, and other types of leafy food plants because flowers just aren’t my thing.
Quote:But the shuttles have a completely different drive system. By the sound of it they used stored oxygen, rather than generated.
Also why not maybe jury-rig one of the shuttle’s coils to place on Serenity’s engine? It seemed like the part was a universal part for spaceships.
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The price of seeds probably would be very expensive, but then again they did have a bushel of apples on board and could plant those to get saplings. Apple trees are too big for any mid sized freighter like Serenity, even though apple trees are highly able to be pruned, but could you imagine the profit for selling their saplings? 
That is of course considering the apples weren't hybrids, but who knows.
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Quote:Or irradiated.
Originally posted by rallem:
That is of course considering the apples weren't hybrids, but who knows.
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True, but even then they could grow saplings and they could maybe con a conman into buying the trees not knowing they would never bear fruit for years.
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