Organic McGee asks:
Say, are there any oil-fired steam cars in Monstru? You’ve mentioned that Kerosene exists in Monstru. Can a steam car be retrofitted to burn that instead? As you probably known, all commercially built steam cars here on Earth burned Kerosene.
I'm certain that it's possible, so sure.
Thing is, coal is dirt cheap in Monstru, cheaper than it is here Earthside, and probably cheaper than Kerosene too. (Though I don't know the real economics of Kerosene.)
I figure that Kerosene is used to light mosts folks cars/homes, if they don't have the electromajik lights yet. (I'd say that maybe 10-20% of the richer folks have that - along with the Authority of course.) Coal burns nice and hot, but isn't so great for light. (Too dirty.)
When it comes right down to it, I simply like the idea of goblins busy shoveling coal in the innards of your steamcar. Dirty, loyal, and sometimes hardworking.
On a side-note, I lived without electricity for much of my High School years, and we burned Kerosene and propane for all of our lights and heating. (And eventually our refrigerator too.) Alas, no propane in Monstru.
Good times.
Thanks, Patriot McGee!
I don't know about you, but I've been enjoying all of the Monstru questions.
- Daniel
