Story so far
Gina worked in Supply but did not make it down with its surviving workers. Raph recounts her calculations: remaining server chips would last 248 years at the average failure rate, lightbulbs 251, and fuel cells, pregnancy implants, and timer chips roughly 250.
According to Raph, she inferred that the silo had about 250 years left. She predicted that widespread shortages would make the deadline apparent in about two hundred years.
Role
A Supply worker whose reported inventory calculations underpin a theory about the silo’s remaining lifespan.
Relationships
Supply — Worked in the department but did not make it down with its surviving workers.
Raph — Recounts her inventory calculations and the deadline she inferred from them.
Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 49
- Gina worked in Supply.
- Gina did not make it down with the surviving Supply workers.
- According to Raph, Gina calculated that the remaining server chips would last 248 years at the average failure rate.
- According to Raph, Gina calculated that the silo had 251 years of lightbulbs remaining.
- According to Raph, Gina found that supplies of fuel cells, pregnancy implants, and timer chips all converged on approximately 250 years.
- According to Raph, Gina inferred from her inventory calculations that the silo had approximately 250 years left.
- According to Raph, Gina predicted that widespread shortages would make the deadline obvious in about two hundred years.