I remember talking with Jeff a long time ago. His "bubble" idea was an interesting take on the "hand wave" problem of the suspended animation in the bolt hole.
The only thing I could never figure out. The "five year external" shutdown. IF that is the case, TMP is up and running at 5 years vs 3 as planned. No big deal. Still does NOT help with the long sleep of 150+. Why no wake up? Means that in the bolt hole there are two power supplies. One for the "bubble" and one for the idiot computer and commo device to talk to idiot computer INSIDE bubble. That means somehow, the external power lasts 150+ years.
Either way, Bubble vs Suspended animation, we get the "Hand wave" magic.
We do not have a problem with medicine and other items deteriorating with the bubble. IF you go with the 150 year long sleep, at 2000 - 1 ratio of inside bubble vs outside, about 27 - 28 days pass inside bubble. No issue with things like tetracycline or other items that will decay over time.
(Math goes like this. 150 years * 365 days/year = 57540 days external, divide by 2000 = 27.375 days internal. Wiggle room for leap years, etc.)
Time to get off soap box.
My $0.02
Mike
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