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*A positron is the antimatter equivalent to an electron and an anti-proton is the antimatter equivalent to a proton. Every element has an antimatter equivalent.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter] | *A positron is the antimatter equivalent to an electron and an anti-proton is the antimatter equivalent to a proton. Every element has an antimatter equivalent.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter] | ||
*It is theorized that antimatter is created at the very center and crux of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], and is perhaps the source of the Covenants antimatter itself, not deriving from a Forerunner technology basis.<ref>[http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html]</ref> | *It is theorized that antimatter is created at the very center and crux of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], and is perhaps the source of the Covenants antimatter itself, not deriving from a Forerunner technology basis.<ref>[http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html]</ref> | ||
*The world's largest scientific research facility-- | *The world's largest scientific research facility--Switzerland's Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN)-- recently succeeded in producing the first particals of antimatter. Its the most powerful energy source known to man. It releases energy with 100 percent efficiency (nuclear fission is 1.5 percent efficient). Antimatter creates no pollution or radiation, and a droplet could power New York City for a full day. However, anitmatter is highly unstable. It ignites when it comes in contact with absolutely anything...even air. A single gram of antimatter contains the energy of a 20-kiloton nuclear bomb--the size of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.<ref>[Brown, Dan. Angels and Demons. Pocket Books. 2000.] | ||
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