Deuterium adjustment

  • Phlegmkitty4427
    9th Dec 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    As it says here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water

    Deuterium Oxide should NOT be radioactive, but TPT should have just plain Deuterium which IS radioactive under pressure or with neutrons.
  • jma1111
    9th Dec 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Phlegmkitty4427
    Who cares. What do you want them to put it in. It is legit to have it there because it has very special functions and should not be put in
    liquid section.
  • Rconover
    9th Dec 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    If they implemented Di-tritium Oxide, then yes I would agree with it to be radioactive, but Deuterium is NOT radioactive to begin with, why is it that Heavy Water is?
  • Catelite
    9th Dec 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    The name for DEUT was entirely superficial and not even slightly relevant to the name's origin. It was named heavy water because of its blue color and relative density. But because the name heavy water sounded terrible it was renamed to DEUT because it looked cooler for the Radioactive category. ^^
  • Rconover
    9th Dec 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    I still believe there is a line of realism that the game should follow, this line includes accurate names and obvious characteristics.

    Like Rubidium, it explodes in water, and does conduct electricity, but it does NOT react with fire. The line of realism is obviously the reaction with water.
  • Catelite
    9th Dec 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    Be that as it may, but can you think of an appropriate sciency name for an element that expands and contracts with heat and cold to absurd extremes, doesn't conduct electricity, doesn't naturally radiate anything, and yet is fissible at higher pressures in direct proportion to its density?
  • jma1111
    9th Dec 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Everyone wants it in something else, until people start making nuke out of it then you will want it back in
    radioactive. But truly I don't even really care.