Reality check

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

I was listening to one of the 'fringe' talk radio shows last night, where an
opinion was advanced that the Egypt Air plane was downed by a release from a
particle beam weapon.  My opinion as stated to my wife (after a prolonged
razzberry :-P ) was that a particle beam in 1 atm air had, shall we say, a
limited range due to attenuation.

But I thought I should double-check my opinion with the group, since I
didn't have numbers to back it up.

Before drawing any conclusions from my media choices, bear in mind that I
did refer to it as 'fringe' - sometimes thought-provoking, often amusing,
and usually interesting.

Dave Neil
neildm@id.doe.gov
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