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Old 11-14-2008, 11:45 AM   #15 (permalink)
shakran
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Originally Posted by Daniel_ View Post
That's like saying gun technology is unchanged since 1700, because guns today ignite an expolosive charge to drive a projectile along a tube towards a target.
That's right. Only the efficiency has changed, not the basic technology.

Show me a gun that uses a magnetic acceleration system and you've changed the technology.
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