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   RS Wood to JAB   
   Re: Tractor beams of science fiction bec   
   02 Nov 15 11:00:33   
   
   From: rsw@therandymon.com   
      
   On 2015-10-28 14:49:48 +0300, JAB said:   
   > Comment - Can you say a "Micro Tractor Beam" that needs  an   
   > environment which can conduct sound waves?  I'm sure it would work   
   > better in a zero-gravity environment, but this is a technique that is   
   > really not related to tractor beams "used" in "Star Wars" and "Star   
   > Trek."  Call this "hype" science.   
      
   or effective marketing!   
      
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