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From: loucks@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Flux Gate Compass
Message-ID: <3179.27b2975d@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
Date: 8 Feb 91 17:19:41 GMT
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In article <310@nachos.SSESCO.com>, elmquist@nachos.SSESCO.com (Chris Elmquist) writes:
> In article <529@wicat.UUCP> keithm@wicat.UUCP (Keith McQueen) writes:
>>The REAL question is:  If I get one of these and feed it with
>>1.21 Gigawatts of power from a nuclear reaction, or from a well
>>placed lightning bolt, can it be used as a time travel machine?
>>
>>Or is that only if it is mounted in a DeLorean automobile?
> 
> I think it has to be a "flux gate *CAPACITOR*" and you
> probably need the DeLorean too...
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
>

You could also use a modified steam locomotive in place of the DeLorean.