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To: The Red Zone

At the speeds we're talking about, plasma, not broken glass would be the result. Think a bird strike at 600 mph looks ugly? Try 7,000 mph. 1/2e=mass X velocity squared


69 posted on 09/09/2005 9:23:07 AM PDT by SampleMan
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To: SampleMan

If that's a problem, send a slower bullet ahead of the ship timed appropriately.


73 posted on 09/09/2005 9:33:44 AM PDT by The Red Zone (Florida, the sun-shame state, and Illinois the chicken injun.)
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