Talk:Rama (spacecraft)
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To authors of this articles: I would like to bring in your consideration the existence of the video game. Pictureuploader 22:06, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Unsure where to put
I do think that the smear/dent mentioned in the very first description of Rama should be mentioned somewhere on the page; I'm just not sure where it should fit. Possibly in a description of the outer hull? (DrZarkov 05:31, 10 September 2006 (UTC))
[edit] Is this correct?
Quote: "When traveling between stars, virtually all of its systems and mechanics are shut down, and it effectively becomes a dead relic;"
In the 2nd book the humans travel with all the machinery operating. The actual speculation in the book is that when Rama comes near a sun it shuts down its engines in order to perform repairs. That drops the temperature. When it is traveling between the stars the heat of the engine is dumped inside to keep the temperature quite above 0K. --Berend de Boer 22:13, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Where is the reference to the Horns?
In the article the author mentioned about the Horns with the comment (See Below)... But I did not find any reference to the Horns in the article. Please correct the references.
[edit] Volume
I have rounded the volumne figures to 2 significant figures. If, as they say, they are approximate figures then they can't be any more accurate than the length, etc, which they are based on. --JimmyTheWig 11:02, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Corrections to Details
The sentence that begins "Rama's rotation around its long axis causes centripetal force" should actually state centrifugal force not centripetal. Also, another sentence "at a speed and heading that would have taken it on a slingshot course" is incorrect. It is simply in a hyperbolic orbit not a "slingshot course" which would be a specific interaction with a smaller body within the solar system —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.53.229.242 (talk) 05:56, 11 May 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Halo speculation
The part about Rama as inspiration for Halo is pure speculation, the creators of Halo have discussed thier inspiration and cited Ringworld and Iain M Banks' Culture Orbitals as inspiration, but I have not heard of any interviews where they cite Rama as an inspiration. There's no basis at all for that section.
- Agreed. Deleted. Adzz 22:19, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Extra notes
The cylindrical sea holds shark biots and in the first book it apparently also held other types of aquatic lifeforms. The cylindrical sea also contains a number of breakwater walls under the surface.
The spires (horns) are depicted as being similar to Jacob's ladders, in that they have electical arcs going up them whenever Rama does anything significant, this also causes the lights in Rama to go out.
The area known as New York is separated into four plazas, each with an access hatch, inside, there is a ladder system. One is abandoned, one has the Octospiders nest with the taxidermied body of Shigeru Takegashi, and one is home to the avians. Each of these areas has at least one tank biot as a sentry.
Near the end of the book, but also mentioned at the beginning, a large, presumably natural 'staircase' is described running from the north pole of Rama down to the plains. This is where they encounter the Norton crew biots, and they install the cable car.
There is also an edible fruit-like substance called a Rama/mana melon, the presence of which is never truly explained, but the avians make it clear that they don't have many left. It is similar to a cantaloupe in overall size and composition, apparently tasting and smelling slightly medicinal, it can only be easily cut by Nicole's lazer scalpel. It has an extremely hard outer surface, is liquid on the inside, but has a fruit substance inbetween the two. As no trees have been observed in the Rama ships, it's appearance is an anomaly.
Hope that's helpful.
