"Matthew Hagston" wrote in message link.net...
Well crap, if it's only about an increase of ~3% risk then it seems like
your risk of getting cancer in space is much less than living in the
polution infested planet in which we are currently living. But that's a
whole different subject. ;-) Another more off the wall question, could
magentic waves propell you through space?
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Matthew Hagston
Hungates Creative Toys and Hobbies
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Hey dude, check out this site:

http://www.ess.washington.edu/Space/propulsion.html

They talk about making a magnetic plasma bubble around your ship to
filter out radiation. Because plasma is low density, you can make your
bubble kilometers in diameter. You just need enough power to sustain
it. Perhaps the radiation could supply some of that power?