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From: kpmancus@BOGEY.PRINCETON.EDU (Keith P. Mancus)
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Subject: Re: SPACE Digest V9 #284
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Date: 10 Mar 89 20:22:03 GMT
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	Good question.  It does seem that it should be dissociated
as it passes through, independeently of the tidal forces acting on it.
I have no idea whether there is a critical velocity for it to survive.
There certainly can't be any tension on the cable!