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Old 14-11-2008, 04:39 PM
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Gravity does not Suck

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Originally Posted by DJDD View Post
I think that these are three distinct properties of pulsars...

1. They spin at staggering speeds
2. generate huge gravity fields
3. emit powerful beams of radio waves along their magnetic poles

cheers,
adrian
Yes you are correct.... it is that spinning generates gravity that caught my attention.

Some spin rates are unbelievable.


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