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If you want to wipe out a bunch of satellites in Earth orbit in a low-tech, low-cost way

Socrates II — 2/21/2008 8:57:27 PM (archived)

Just send up a few buckets full of rocks. Even pebbles will do.

They will be moving at 18,000 MPH and do the rest.

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Nice shooting USS Lake Erie! - pb - 2/21/2008 4:44:22 AM
- Blame it on that darn Darth Vader Bush in the White House. - Jacob - 2/23/2008 1:11:34 AM
- Update - pb - 2/21/2008 5:11:19 AM
  - re: home video of falling debris - Jack Herer - 2/21/2008 1:04:42 PM
    - Kinetic KILL MISSLE? - carl - 2/21/2008 6:22:42 PM
      - Istrebitel Sputnikov (Destroyer of Satellites) - pb - 2/21/2008 8:54:19 PM
        
        EKV...EXO-ATMOSHPERIC Kill Vehicle - carl - 2/21/2008 8:56:15 PM
      - Very Good Question. Maybe someone here can answer it. - ER - 2/21/2008 7:59:50 PM
        
        Reason me this....... - carl - 2/21/2008 8:48:37 PM
        
        No nation... - pb - 2/21/2008 9:28:24 PM
        
        Meant NRO........... - carl - 2/21/2008 9:39:09 PM
        
        re: Meant NRO........... - pb - 2/22/2008 5:34:16 AM
        
        From the very first, - ER - 2/21/2008 9:23:15 PM
        
        If you want to wipe out a bunch of satellites in Earth orbit in a low-tech, low-cost way - Socrates II - 2/21/2008 8:57:27 PM
        
        Yeah, but the first step is HARD 2 do - carl - 2/21/2008 9:00:32 PM
    - That's an airplane. - TB - 2/21/2008 4:52:50 PM

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