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Tractor beams, IRL

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Tractor beams, IRL
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RE: Tractor beams, IRL
April 8, 2011 at 2:39 pm (This post was last modified: April 8, 2011 at 5:13 pm by Anomalocaris.)
Considering the power required to accelerating a 1kg mass from rest at .1 m/s^2 for 1 second averages only 0.005 watts, I might say the tractor beam is a loser.
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Tractor beams, IRL - by lilphil1989 - March 10, 2011 at 5:44 pm
RE: Tractor beams, IRL - by Anomalocaris - April 6, 2011 at 1:56 pm
RE: Tractor beams, IRL - by lilphil1989 - April 8, 2011 at 10:12 am
RE: Tractor beams, IRL - by Anomalocaris - April 8, 2011 at 2:39 pm



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