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Air Force Researching Antimatter Weapons

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the build-a-bigger-gun dept.

mlmitton writes "The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Air Force is actively pursuing antimatter weapons. Such weapons would easy eclipse nuclear weapons in power, e.g., 1 gram of antimatter would equal 23 space shuttle fuel tanks of energy. Perhaps more interesting, after an initial inquiry by the Chronicle in the summer, the Air Force issued a gag order that prohibits any Air Force employee from discussing antimatter research or funding."

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  1. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    woooT

  2. Da Vinci by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sounds like the novel precursor to the Da Vinci Code...

  3. Re:thank you bush by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it your opinion that the average American was more educated under the Clinton administration?

  4. p0wned on Fark: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "What's all this about bad apples and asshats? They are information pioneers, my friend! The troll is the absolute essence of the question of whether or not we are really free. If moderation/laws/stamp discontinuing asshattery results, we were never free in the first place and should aspire to better things."

    A better application of "We hold these truths to be self-evident" I have never seen. Amen.

  5. Re:thank you bush by Loco3KGT · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You can thank the Democrats for the lack of education though.

    liberal schools with no grades but "self confidence" a plenty and grades like " Math makes Katie :'( "

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  6. quiz! by microsopht · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hi Guyz!
    Iam taking part in a online quiz competition and found some answers with google.For some questions though ,googling didnt help much.Tried searchin for images ,but couldnt crack it.
    So,thought you guys could help me out. ;-)
    Thanks.
    1.Whats the connection between these two pictures.
    2.Identify this brand of gun more famous in another context.
    3.RElated to the world of automobiles.What is this lady's claim to fame.
    4. This spider is named for the unique marking on its rear segment which is shown in the picture. So, who is it named after? (Cryptic clue- Think of a nice sobriquet for Thomas Alva Edison's mom, though they may be more than one.)

  7. Anti-Big Bang Theory... by bergeron76 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ok, so I have a theory that this could become the anti-big bang. The antimatter and matter collision causes an instability in the universe and rather than it contract back into itself, the antimatter instability would create a "chase" big-bang.

    Consider this: the universe is growing at an infinite rate; we know this. An antimatter Big Bang originating on Earth would most likely be offset from the origin point of the original Big Bang. Thus, eventually at some point (assuming it grows in a circular fashion) the two points would intersect. My prediction is that this intersection causes the Anti-matter and true matter to scatter all over the place and a new Big Bang begins - ad infinitum (or ad nauseam depending on your state of mind).

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  8. Hmmm, I wonder if Goatse is a radiation victim by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nuf sed