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You've explained what it does, but not how it does it. You do realise that energy is a depletable resource? [[User talk:Plasmic Physics|Plasmic Physics]] 04:54, 18 April 2011 (EDT)
You've explained what it does, but not how it does it. You do realise that energy is a depletable resource? [[User talk:Plasmic Physics|Plasmic Physics]] 04:54, 18 April 2011 (EDT)
Ah, energy being a depletable resource is true for us but maybe not for the Forerunners.  The Dreadnaught seems to work just fine after 100,000+ years of existence.  I imagine that the Forerunners might have learned to tap "The Glow" (See Halo: Cryptum) as an energy source.  Of course that is conjecture.  I am confused by your statement though; by it, do you man to ask how it compensates for such things as the individual motion of the particles and the drag created by atmospheric interaction?  In this case I would explain that Cortana managed to program a Covenant weapon system to align all of the particular (<-- That's funny, BTW) trajectories using a magnetic pulse.  As for atmospheric interactions I imagine that the plasma the weapon uses has a uniform charge, either positive or negative, which would simplify things ''immensely''.  I  mentioned magnetic fields (A) and (B) above, yes?  Imagine them as a balloon within another balloon, with the smaller balloon being (A).  The space between the balloons being the plasma.
   
If the plasma used were to be negatively charged, for argument's sake, then field (A) would be a negative magnetic field in order to repel the plasma from the bead and thus prevent a premature dissolvation (Hah. Can I make up words or can't I?).  Field (B) would also be negative in order to ''contain'' the plasma and prevennt it from escaping.  Now that I think on it there would have to be a third field, (C), with a positive charge to repel positive ions in the atmosphere.  (C) would need to surround (B) as (B) surrounds (A).  When layered in this order the fields would provide a fairly comprehensive containment and isolation system in order to reduce drag and energy dissapation.  To summarize: (A) would protect the bead, (B) would have the dual job of containing the plasma ''and'' repelling ambient negative ions, and (C) would have the duty of repelling ambient positive ions. I hope this rather wordy explanation is to your satisfaction, ----[[User talk:Bruce2401|Bruce2401]] 08:10, 20 April 2011 (EDT)


== Portal size ==
== Portal size ==
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