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Message no. 1
From: Andy Austin <gaustin@****.VOICENET.COM>
Subject: Cyberware and Swimming
Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 13:05:12 -0500
Hi,
Does anyone know what would happen if you went swimming with cyberware
(Datajacks and Softlink). This has come up in my game this morning, when a
team member decided to do a header off a bridge. Thanks much.

Andy Austin
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Cyberware and Swimming
Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 18:44:59 +0200
>Does anyone know what would happen if you went swimming with cyberware
>(Datajacks and Softlink). This has come up in my game this morning, when a
>team member decided to do a header off a bridge. Thanks much.

Not much, I guess. I doubt many people would buy a datajack if it meant they
couldn't take a shower anymore :) Maybe it would cause a short-circuit if
the character plugs a cable into the datajack without cleaning it out first
*GM grin*


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Message no. 3
From: Paul Jonathan Adam <Paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Cyberware and Swimming
Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 19:37:29 GMT
> Hi,
> Does anyone know what would happen if you went swimming with cyberware
> (Datajacks and Softlink). This has come up in my game this morning, when a
> team member decided to do a header off a bridge. Thanks much.
> Andy Austin

Nothing at all. Remember they're installed into a medium that is 70%
water already :-)

As I said re. electrical damage, if airline pilots use rigs and datajacks,
they have to be robust enough that a stewardess spilling ice water over
the connection won't damage it. And remember again, 2050s stuff is mostly
optical.

--
When you have shot and killed a man, you have defined your attitude towards
him. You have offered a definite answer to a definite problem. For better
or for worse, you have acted decisively.
In fact, the next move is up to him.

Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk
Message no. 4
From: Sebastian Wiers <seb@***.RIPCO.COM>
Subject: Re: Cyberware and Swimming
Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 14:33:32 -0500
>
> Hi,
> Does anyone know what would happen if you went swimming with cyberware
> (Datajacks and Softlink). This has come up in my game this morning, when a
> team member decided to do a header off a bridge. Thanks much.
>
> Andy Austin
>
I'd say water per say does not affect cyberware- the bits you talk about
above are probably well secured glass housings for optical data transfer
anyhow, so if they werent covered they might need a cleaning but little else.
But I remember reading somewhere that elemental water attacks could short out
smartlinks (see Grimthing, i think).
A "header" from a bridge is a different storry- cyberware is vulnerable to
damage, you have to check with a serious or deadly wound. In a circumstance
like this, i might extend that to include stun damage from head fist impact
with water. If the player didn't take damage, niether would the cyber- it is
at least that robust.
Message no. 5
From: Jonas Gabrielson <m94jga@*******.TDB.UU.SE>
Subject: Re: Cyberware and Swimming
Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 15:58:38 +0200
On Mon, 29 May 1995, Paul Jonathan Adam wrote:

> > Hi,
> > Does anyone know what would happen if you went swimming with cyberware
> > (Datajacks and Softlink). This has come up in my game this morning, when a
> > team member decided to do a header off a bridge. Thanks much.
> > Andy Austin
>
> Nothing at all. Remember they're installed into a medium that is 70%
> water already :-)
>
> As I said re. electrical damage, if airline pilots use rigs and datajacks,
> they have to be robust enough that a stewardess spilling ice water over
> the connection won't damage it. And remember again, 2050s stuff is mostly
> optical.

I agree with you on all accounts, but I'd like to add that
cyberware is probably one of the few things left in 2050 tech that
actually relies quite a bit on electronics. It says in ST that most wires
in 'ware systems are added with the help of nanites that build up a line
of gold along NMR "routes", which then are coated in a similar manner
(basically, anyway). However, chips and other units will probably be
optical. So short-circuits from water are a no-no, but frying by
elictrical shocks (tasers) would be plausible.

-Jonas
(No! I won't get a Geek Code! <mantra> I'm not a geek I'm not a geek I'm
not a geek I'm not a geek...)

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