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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) | |||
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