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Offline sam

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Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space
« on: January 12, 2011, 02:18 »
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Thunderstorms can shoot beams of antimatter into space—and the beams are so intense they can be spotted by spacecraft thousands of miles away, scientists have announced.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110111-thunderstorms-antimatter-beams-fermi-radiation-science-space/
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Re: Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2011, 07:44 »
Yet another danger for future space travel!
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Re: Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2011, 10:42 »
Branson has better check his public liability insurance.  ;)
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Re: Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2011, 11:43 »
He's big enough not to need one. ;)
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Re: Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2011, 12:29 »
haha, and the number of antimatter particles that are annihilated within nanoseconds.... f***ing low.  Branson will be ok.
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Re: Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2011, 14:09 »
 :hee-hee:
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