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1. zabzon+(OP)
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2025-05-22 23:17:56
destruction (or nearly) via tidal mechanics happens in several of larry niven's short sf stories
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2. ghaff+y5
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2025-05-23 00:17:58
>>zabzon+(OP)
As I recall there were issues with the math in Neutron Star though still a very good story.
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2025-05-23 10:12:37
>>ghaff+y5
I went to look up a relevant story I remembered, and Neutron Tide is indeed it.
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2025-05-23 17:05:21
>>ghaff+y5
I believe the issue is that the ship leaves the star in a spin, perhaps too fast to be survivable.
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