Would
cheap Gelack tables be plastic? I cast my mind back to my undergraduate
chemistry days and realized it wouldn't be in keeping with the
"organic = precious" and "inorganic = cheap"
rule. This is because life is rare in the universe and hunks
of rock and minerals plentiful. Space travel is not expensive
- except in as much as Sevolite labor is required - but mining
operations would have a bearing on the economics of extracting
metals. Gelion itself has minerals and metals but almost no
life, making even mining relatively cheap. Gelacks do have considerable
expertise in re-cycling, however, so some plastic - particularly
of the "thermoplastic" sort - if I understand the
implications for recycling properly - would be in evidence.
