Tuurke64
Tuurke64 t1_ixuw3fk wrote
Reply to comment by TheSorge in TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors. by Jupitair
My great uncle Willem Jan Hoornweg died on the Jun'yo Maru in 1944. The number of casualties on this ship was almost four times as high as on the Titanic.
Tuurke64 t1_j8h4ekl wrote
Reply to Would an arcology be conceivably possible? by peregrinkm
I think it's unlikely to work. We're more dependent on micro organisms than we realize. The human body needs some essential vitamins (like B12) that only certain bacteria can make. We normally ingest it through meat. And we probably haven't even discovered all essential vitamins yet.