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For questions about "Known Space". It is the name given to the fictional universe and setting where many of Larry Niven's most popular novels take place, including his classic Ringworld.
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How is equipment installed into a General Products hull?
There are openings. In Ringworld it is stated that the Lying Bastard has been built with its engines outside the hull in order to minimise the number of breaches. Each hull is built to order, with the …
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Puppeteers' homeworld heat a major problem?
First, for those who don't remember Ringworld, the Puppeteers' homeworld has been detached from its sun altogether, and is migrating to one of the Magellanic clouds at STL speeds (Puppeteers don't tru …
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If the Puppeteer worlds are traveling near light-speed, shouldn't their time be dilated?
Remember, from the Fleet's point of view, the rest of the galaxy is what's moving and experiencing time dilation. The impossibility of reconciling these two points of view when someone visits the Flee …
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