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From: landauer@drivax.UUCP (Doug Landauer)
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Subject: Re: Discrepancies (Dune and Ringworld)
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Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 13:12:02 EDT
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> Stillsuits wouldn't work.  As I read it, the idea behind a stillsuit is
> that it allows cooling by evaporation while trapping the moisture. 
> 
> Rick Coates
> ...!tektronix!iddic!rick
> Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR

No, there is no need for cooling on Arrakis.  Nowhere is it mentioned
that Arrakis is a particularly hot planet, just a very very dry one.
The whole idea behind stillsuits is *water conservation*.  Of course,
residents of northern Oregon may not be familiar with the meaning of that
phrase. :-)
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