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Ayale-com.454 net.sf-lovers utzoo!decvax!yale-com!dm Tue Apr 27 18:14:53 1982 Re: Ringworld inconsistency

Larry certainly did not goof (at least not there). While it may take the beam about 8 minutes to reach the target, there is no way the enemy could intentionally avoid the beam (assuming no faster than light sensors that can sense light) since they will not see it until it hits. Dave Miller (miller @yale)

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