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I'm hoping someone on this forum from France has bought or used one of these and can tell us how good it works:)

An interesting idea, although I am not sure that those hydroxide ions (OH-)

would be very good for the cloth - I will look for some more informations.

Thank you for the link ! :)

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Another interesting idea for Pharos IV might be phytomining: Genetically mo-

dified algae are used to extract valuable minerals from the sea water, for

example magnesium, which is used to produce aluminium and titanium alloys.

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The colonists have got to wash their clothes "green":)

Detergentless Haier WasH20 Washing Machine

I'm hoping someone on this forum from France has bought or used one of these and can tell us how good it works:)

Did you notice that your post populated the comments section of the page you linked?

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Did you notice that your post populated the comments section of the page you linked?

Not until you mentioned it. Maybe we'll get a response from someone who has one of these machines:)

Maybe someone who's viewing the site will buy BRP!

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Not until you mentioned it. Maybe we'll get a response from someone who has one of these machines:)

Maybe someone who's viewing the site will buy BRP!

And contribute to this thread!

And don't forget Realism Rule # 1 "If you can do it in real life you should be able to do it in BRP". - Simon Phipp

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It may not be apparent that it is a washing machine. Let the poor characters figure it out.>:->

Ah, I had this before. It was a piece of furniture, a kind of "couch", of the

"Builder" aliens. A strange device with lots of bars and braces and nets and

wires, all made from genetically engineered species (the Builders, being an

aquatic race, use biotechnology instead of "metal technology"), and it had

partially decayed since the Builders had left the place.

The players, convinced that it was something as powerful and therefore im-

portant as one of the "Gates" of the Builders, had their characters spend

more than an hour (real time) with an attempt to "activate" the couch, and

finally decided to interrupt the exploration of the alien station in order to

transport the worthless piece of junk to the colony for a closer inspection.

Well, I loved that "adventure", although it was very hard to stay earnest du-

ring it. However, I am not sure that my players did already forgive me that

extraordinary roleplaying experience, and torturing them now with an alien

washing machine could have unfortunate consequences ... :eek:

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:D

That kind of adventure is indeed best used sparingly.

Maybe RPGS should come with one of those health warnings you see on cigarette packs.

I was once in a one-off game (using CoC) where an important ambassador had been murdered and we were set to solve it as various law enforcement types. What only the GM and I knew was that I was the murderer. The GM and I had loads of fun, but one player got really upset when it was all revealed.

Not that this has anything remotely to do with your setting, so :focus:

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I probably should begin to think about an adventure with a washing machine

at the centre ... perhaps an alien washing machine ... :D

Maybe as a clue to what it is, there could be some kind of fabric in it with mysterious (;)) stains on it:D

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Maybe as a clue to what it is, there could be some kind of fabric in it with mysterious (;)) stains on it:D

Knowing my players, I am sure that this would convince them that it is not a

washing machine, but some terribly dangerous doomsday machine designed

to eradicate the entire human race ... :D

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Thank you very much for the links ! :)

I found the sea cucumber biopolymer and the electrolocation informations

most interesting.

The goldfish chain seems to be something that should be tested on the

person who came up with this idea ... >:->

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Maybe not mutch for inspirational but, good old school Sci Fi.

Thank you very much ! :)

Last year I went "hunting" for Golden Age science fiction novels about water

worlds and underwater adventures, and found and bought quite a number of

interesting books from authors like Clarke, Foster or Pohl, but for some rea-

son this book by Vance escaped me - no longer, now it will soon be mine. :D

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