AS of my recent discovery, the US is producing Anti-matter, sounds strait out of sci-fi movie doesnt it? But by slamming protons into a gold sheet or something. They get negative sub particals called anti matter. Basically anti-matter touches matter...they eliminate eachother. The power of 1 ounce can launch a space shuttle 60 times, there for equivilant to hundreds of nuclear weapons. Though it will take billions of years at our current rate to produce an ounce. We must contain it in a magnetic tube, that has all the air vacumed out, reason being, if it touched the wall of the tunnel...BOOM. so magnets keep it levitating as we all know. The question is......personally i dont think this is gonna turn out good, but what do you see anti matter being. Any good for military use?, i think not. How about you?
2006-07-16 18:15:50 · 4 answers · asked by Infekt 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I read a while back that anti-matter is the most expensive substance in existence, with a cost of over $1 trillion an ounce. Now, considering that the power is so great in anti-matter, it is very possible it could be used for either space-travel or just as an energy resource. My guess, though, is that it won't be used until the world becomes more stable and isn't bent on destroying everyone else and themselves.
2006-07-16 18:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by musikgeek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh.. well... nothing good will come of it. That's for sure. That's all we need is an explosion big enough to send more than half of Earth out into the solar system, but I guess it'll give us a nice view before that half crashes into the Sun. But eh, why such a huge weapon? Mostly a scare tactic, I believe if it DOES finish development. But... I'm not sure what can come of it.
2006-07-17 01:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by Tony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you not remember the story of Alfred Nobel? He invented dynamite thinking that it would help with mining and what did human nature do? They used it as a weapon and accidents happened resulting in the loss of many lives. This is where the Nobel prize emerges so in hindsight there will be a much bigger awards show for this weapon and more prize money (ie. one billion per winner)
2006-07-17 01:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by pinko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should read Angels and Demons
by Dan Brown
Its deals with anti matter and is a great book
2006-07-17 01:19:00 · answer #4 · answered by sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋