[ExI] Physical limits of electromagnetic launchers

[Tomasz Rola]

On Fri, 1 Jun 2012, Anders Sandberg wrote:

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> Anybody has any thoughts on this?
> 
> (And don't worry, it is not intended as a relativistic kill weapon. It is for
> science! And maybe spamming the universe)

If you plan for hurtling dumb matter at high speeds and it happens to 
trash any alien installation - from diplomatic standpoint, I guess this is 
asking for retalliation. Especially if some alien lovers put a plaquette 
with Sun location, basics of our chemistry etc. Yes, it may hurt aliens 
milion years from now, but how can one be sure they don't know time 
travelling?

Regards,
Tomasz Rola

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