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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The electric catapaults are based on a desgn the Disney company invented to launch roller coasters without a starter hill.

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8 posted on 01/29/2017 11:48:33 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: Celtic Conservative
The electric catapaults are based on a desgn the Disney company invented to launch roller coasters without a starter hill.

I've always wondered: what is the competitive advantage of deploying these new catapult systems?

10 posted on 01/29/2017 11:51:33 PM PST by papertyger (The semantics define how we think.)
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To: Celtic Conservative

Linear motors predate the Disney project by decades. I used them in semiconductor equipment in the 70’s.


35 posted on 01/30/2017 5:12:11 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It's a war against humanity!" Donald J. Trump)
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