A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 13: 'No-one told us to bring swimsuits...' PART I : THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 13: 'No-one told us to bring swimsuits...' PART I : THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
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A Space Oddessey 2061 Book 3 Chapter 13: 'No-one told us to bring swimsuits...' PART I : THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
Captain Smith kept his little surprise until day five, just a few hours before turnaround. His announcement was received, as he had expected, with stunned incredulity. Victor Willis was the first to recover. 'A swimming pool! In a spaceship! You must be joking!' The Captain leaned back and prepared to enjoy himself. He grinned at Heywood Floyd who had already been let into the secret. 'Well, I suppose Columbus would have been amazed at some of the facilities on the ships that came after him.' 'Is there a diving board?' asked Greenburg wistfully. 'I used to be college champion.' 'As a matter of fact - yes. It's only five metres - but that will give you three seconds of free fall, at our nominal tenth of a gee. And if you want a longer time, I'm sure Mr Curtis will be happy to reduce thrust.' 'Indeed?' said the Chief Engineer dryly. 'And mess up all my orbit calculations? Not to mention the risk of the water crawling out, Surface tension, …