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|    Luke Campbell to MrAnderson    |
|    Re: Coilgun projectile velocities in spa    |
|    16 Mar 17 21:47:58    |
      From: lwcamp@gmail.com              On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 5:08:09 PM UTC-7, MrAnderson wrote:       > The EMP seems good, but same thing can be done by PBW, right? I am not sure       if that would work only for charged beams or not, in the former the range       would be limited. How fast do charged beams dissiapate in vacuum?              Particle beams act primarily by delivering radiation dose, not by producing       electrical surges, although at close range they can cause direct heating of       the target. A neutralized particle beam would work much better in vacuum than       a charged one, due to        the lack of self-repulsion.              Luke              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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