Jerry suggested that I forward the following to the list. I
hope you find it interesting.
Later...
Chuck...
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>> On 8/14/98
>> ---Chuck Henderson <chenders@keelynet.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jerry,
> >
> > I forgot another item that I wanted to tell you about last night.
> > On the ABC Evening News (8/13/98), they had a story on
> > cutting edge technology. In the story they described how, in
> > the near future, they will be sending spaceships into orbit
> > using a laser beam. The projectile they show being launched,
> > looks like a pair of cones, a small one fit into the large one,
> > with the points pointing in opposite directions. It is spun for
> > stability, by compressed air shot at it by hand. Once it is
> > spinning at the desired speed it is launched by a pulse laser,
> > flashing at 20 cycles per second(?). I know the correlation is
> > to the frequency of 20 Hz because I made the connection while
> > watching the story -- I simply am not clear on "cycles per ____" .
> >
> > Anyway I thought you'ld enjoy the info..
> >
> > Later...
> >
> > Chuck...