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   MrAnderson to All   
   Plasma DEW effects   
   25 Aug 16 15:33:51   
   
   From: adam.w.krajewski@gmail.com   
      
   So, I was thinking about effect of plasma hit on human. In my variation of   
   plasma weapon, plasma is tungstenium or any other heavy metal, flies at 200   
   km/s, and is squeezed by handwavium powerful magnetic "bubble", that works in   
   vacuum and atmosphere. So,   
    except containing the plasma bolt, it's quite possible, right?    
   Tungstenium is dense, bolt travels at high velocity, so can it give a kinetic   
   punch to target? If yes, how strong will it be? I don't know how dense this   
   plasma might be, need help with that. Bolt dimensions will be, let's say,   
   0.5cmx50cm cylinder.    
   I don't know if there is even a way too calculate all of this...   
      
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