CARROLL@USC-ISIF@sri-unix (12/08/82)
The planet below had terrible weather, so the shuttlecraft, being a better spaceship than airplane, could not be used. The transporter was malfunctioning, making multiple and incorrect copies of beamed subjects, so the crewmen on the surface couldn't be delivered from the elements, and no heaters, etc, could be sent down. BUT, why didn't they send down a bunch of blankets, tents, and such? Even if they re- assembled tied in knots, they would still have the physical property of trapping and storing heat, wouldn't they? Steve -------