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Re: Energy shield questions
Posted By: houseoftang <houseoftang@sbcglobal.net>Date: 1/20/07 7:20 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Energy shield questions (Xaos)

: The magnetic field of an object will loose strength if you heat it or rapidly
: accelerate and decelerate it (ie: hitting it agianst a table) or in the
: presence of another magnetic field. If you were to recharge a magnetic
: field based energy shield, it would take time to remagnetize the field.

: Finally, there is a form of magnetism called diamagnetism. They have used
: this interesting magnetic phenomenan to cause frogs to float. It acts not
: on the macroscopic scale of matter and atoms, but on the electons in
: atoms. It requires an external magnetic field. It affects water, gold,
: mercury, bismuth, and most organic compounds. Diamagnetism:
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamagnetism

: A form called paramagnetism exists too:
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramagnetism

Yeah, magnetism isn't something I understand particularly well, I guess. I hearby rescind my stance against Halo's shields being magnetic. I just think that would complicate things more than it needs to (given the various kinds of magnetism, depending on permeability, susceptability, etc), but it's possible. Especially with advance, sci-fi tech.

Thanks, Xaos, for posting that. I had wondered how aluminum could be used in magnetically-driven mass drivers before, but never understood the concept of diamagnetism before.

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Replies:

Energy shield questionsTwitch 1/20/07 11:54 a.m.
     Re: Energy shield questionsSlimby 1/20/07 12:13 p.m.
           Re: Energy shield questionsTwitch 1/20/07 12:37 p.m.
                 Re: Energy shield questionsWayward Spleen™ 1/20/07 1:10 p.m.
                 Re: Energy shield questionsGuesty-Persony-Thingy 1/20/07 3:27 p.m.
                       Re: Energy shield questionsTwitch 1/22/07 4:43 p.m.
     Re: Energy shield questionshouseoftang 1/20/07 1:18 p.m.
     Re: Energy shield questionsActiveCamoElite 1/20/07 3:24 p.m.
           Re: Energy shield questionsTelTura 1/20/07 4:14 p.m.
                 Re: Energy shield questionshouseoftang 1/20/07 5:11 p.m.
                       Re: Energy shield questionsTelTura 1/20/07 5:30 p.m.
                             Re: Energy shield questionsXaos 1/20/07 6:08 p.m.
                                   Re: Energy shield questionshouseoftang 1/20/07 7:20 p.m.
                                   Re: Energy shield questionsTelTura 1/21/07 1:52 a.m.
                                         Re: Energy shield questionsXaos 1/21/07 4:33 a.m.
                                               Re: Energy shield questionsraptor117 1/22/07 5:56 p.m.
     Re: Energy shield questionsHikaru-119 1/20/07 5:11 p.m.
           Re: Energy shield questionsMister Froggy 1/20/07 5:20 p.m.
                 Re: Energy shield questionsHikaru-119 1/20/07 5:27 p.m.
           Re: Energy shield questionsXaos 1/20/07 6:17 p.m.
                 Re: Energy shield questionshouseoftang 1/20/07 7:04 p.m.
                       Re: Energy shield questionsXaos 1/20/07 8:22 p.m.
           Re: Energy shield questionsOmega 1/20/07 10:38 p.m.
     Re: Energy shield questionsXaos 1/20/07 8:13 p.m.
           Wow. *claps hands*ActiveCamoElite 1/20/07 10:54 p.m.
     Re: Energy shield questions *NM*Twitch 1/22/07 4:49 p.m.



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