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Re: Wasn't the same argument made against rockets?

p — 10/16/2002 9:35:15 AM (archived)

The push against arguement was fallaciously made by newspaper editors ignorant of prior centurys Newtonian physics.

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Holy cats! Tractor beams! - Tom Brosz - 10/15/2002 1:04:54 PM
- Could a spacecraft use this to push itself? - Lee - 10/16/2002 7:17:20 PM
  - Re: Could a spacecraft use this to push itself? - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2002 4:02:33 PM
    - Wasn't the same argument made against rockets? - Lee - 10/16/2002 9:05:58 AM
      - Re: Wasn't the same argument - Tom Brosz - 10/16/2002 11:00:25 AM
      - Re: Wasn't the same argument made against rockets? - p - 10/16/2002 9:35:15 AM
        
        Please enlighten me then. - Lee - 10/17/2002 7:43:58 PM
        
        Sure - Tom Brosz - 10/17/2002 6:04:12 PM
        
        Concerning the argument of the sail boat. - Lee - 10/17/2002 8:16:04 AM
        
        Re: Please enlighten me then. - p - 10/17/2002 1:55:32 PM

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