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last updated at 2008-05-15 20:23

at least i never killed a monkey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetar
posted by pretender at 2008-05-15 20:23

pretender: "At 10^10 teslas, a hydrogen atom becomes a spindle 200 times narrower than its normal diameter."
pretender: "A 10 gigatesla field, by contrast, has an energy density of 4.0 x 10^25 J/m3, with an E/c2 mass density >10^4 times that of lead."
nene: The vacuum itself is polarized, becoming strongly birefringent, like a calcite crystal.
pretender: Formation of magnetars through dynamo action

Ed is the standard text editor
posted by jillzilla at 2008-05-15 15:31

jillzilla: It's an oldie, but just in case someone hasn't read it

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n111/imnaha/dethklok.jpg
posted by drewloid at 2008-05-15 15:11

The Phorm sales pitch dissected
posted by seti at 2008-05-15 13:18

seti: UK residents should read this as they may be about to be subjected to this
    
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