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From: pritch@osu-eddie.UUCP (Norman Pritchett)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Phasers, and Photon Torp
Message-ID: <1545@osu-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 11:38:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 26 11:38:59 1986
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Reply-To: pritch@osu-eddie.UUCP (Norman Pritchett)
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In article <2324@jhunix.UUCP> ins_akaa@jhunix.ARPA (Ken Arromdee) writes:
>>	Since most everything in the galaxy is made of matter, why
>>include matter in antimatter bombs?
>
>Deflector shields, etc... aren't made of matter (or antimatter).  You want
>the torpedo to explode without having to physically contact the ship it's
>aimed at.
>-- 
>Kenneth Arromdee                                               |      |



Additionally, if the torpedo misses you won't want a lot of antimatter
floating free waiting for the next unsuspecting ship to happen across.
-- 
Norm Pritchett, The Ohio State University
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