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AstroBlaster™ -
Works Like A Real Supernova!
The Physics of AstroBlaster™
"AstroBlaster™ illustrates the laws of conservation of momentum
and energy during the creation of a supernova (an old star, that
having exhausted its nuclear fuel, collapses upon itself in less than
a second). A shock wave speeds outward from the center through the
collapsed material, moving faster and faster as it reaches less dense
layers toward the surface, The shock wave accelerates an outermost
thin layer of the collapsed star to relativistic speeds, creating
'cosmic rays' that spread throughout out the galaxy.
The gravitational collapse of the dying star is illustrated by the
AstroBlaster™ falling to the surface. The shock wave accelerating
outward through the star is illustrated by a wave of increasing speed
as the result of the impact which is felt by the lighter balls nearer
the top. The supernova explosion and release of cosmic rays is
illustrated by the rapid departure of the top ball at high speed."
Dr. Stirling A. Colgate - Astrophysicist.
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