I rather like acantha's line "Being me Sucks" She could try to be batman, or in her case Batgirl. All she'd need to do would be to paint her ride sparkley purple.
she actually likes purple - not sure shes actually heard of batman or batgirl - but knowing her I think she would proably like them ( they have normal equipment that makes bat toys look like cheap knock offs :D it would give old bats a nerd-gasim)
Anti matter reactors are not used in DC much because of the potiential for explosions. so this is very old tech. thats why it has Lynn worryed. most vehicles and devices use micro fusion powercells or "e-clips" a very powerful battery device. larger installations also use Tri-fusion power plants basicly a far more safe and powerful system. A/M reactors are still common for Luna and some older areas.
My understanding of anti-matter reactors is they are a bit like fission reactors: As long as there is fuel in them they keep running. Otherwise the fuel must be kept safely contained or else.
So even when off it has to be drawing quite a bit of power to keep the matter and anti-matter from reacting.
it depends keeping the magnetic fields running in the storage pods would require power. however this system actually creates A.P. on demand feeding it to the reaction chamber so - by being off theres nothing to contain. other than keeping it clean.
correct the system uses a HUGE amount of start up energy to produce and store the A/M material this is another reason these were discontinued - except as weaponized devices.
actualy thats not true. the main thing to remember is that a A/P atom can only act on a equal amount of real matter.and the reaction is total annilation so once that happens the A/M partical is gone and so is the danger. so once the A/M is gone so is the 'fuel' this is why you control the amount on hand at any given point yes a blast would be significant but no more so than a nuclear blast.
My Lady, would not that be dependent upon what materials were reacting? While in general the one-to-one ratio may be true however the material reacting can cause subsequent reactions independent of the original inter-action, making the result potentially much more deadly than a one on one. For instance were the reaction to affect the Geo Thermal Tap the deep resulting disruption could cause tectonic plate shifts and far ranging earthquakes. Of course the explosion is going to do that also and the fusion crackers would not go quietly I would estimate that the continent might well loose a sizable portion of the eastern seacoast and Canada.
the geo tap system is well buried ( yes im working on technical art ) the fusion crackers are rather sedate and the contribution to the distruction would be rather nigligible - all in all if everything was running at 100% AND the geo failsafes did not kick in you would be looking at roughly a blast radius of 50 miles in all directions. and secondary effects down the line. remember the blast is controlled by how MUCH material is present at the time of the fail. it would be a holocaust thats for sure. another reason the plant is offline. and totally empty.
The problem with wet cold low pressure is:
1. The damp makes you creaky.
2. The cold impedes your blood flow.
3. The low pressure causes your brain to expand,
thereby increasing the size of the synaptic cleft,
therefore decreasing the transmission of nerve impulses.
But gamma radiation gives you a combat advantage. You get hit, it makes you angry, you turn large and green, and you smash who or whatever hit you. Cool, right!
Here's one thing I don't understand: Acantha is best friends with an A.I.S., yet she still holds all this prejudice against Androids? Doesn't really add up...
Long way;
AIs are deep characters.
("Anti-Matter"
Maybe it was a good thing the Revolution wasn't too successful...)
So even when off it has to be drawing quite a bit of power to keep the matter and anti-matter from reacting.
So the main issue with this kind of system would be the start up energy cost?
"The future's uncertain,
And the end is always near."
By it's very nature,
Is of an uncertain nature.
(maybe)
How do Narnians fall victim to anti-matter?
>^OO^<?
1. The damp makes you creaky.
2. The cold impedes your blood flow.
3. The low pressure causes your brain to expand,
thereby increasing the size of the synaptic cleft,
therefore decreasing the transmission of nerve impulses.
In other words, makes you Slow & Stupid!
RE:Here
An android* version of This would make you a good avatar.
(The details.)
(Not to mention the Frank Herbert connection.)
*(Maybe rodentoid would be more correct?)
"You have HOW MUCH ANTIMATTER ON MY PLANET?!?!?!?!"
"hey, a nuke! I'm gonna go play with it!"
"O_O IT'S A NUKE"
"....Yeah? So?"