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An Analysis Of Blaster Fire In Star Wars
wired.com 4 days, 12 hours agoStar Wars has captured more attention for a longer time than almost any other movie ever made. But there are still questions that remain unanswered. For example, what exactly are the blasters? Physicist Rhett Allain analyzed these machines to answer burning questions every true Star Wars fan needs the answers to, such as: How fast are the blaster bolts? Do the blasters from the spacecraft travel at about the same speed as the handheld blasters? Why do people still think these are lasers?
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Creative Teases Sound Blaster Axx With The Most Forced Puns We've Ever Seen
engadget.com 5 days, 14 hours agoIt's been a long, long while since Creative spruced up its Sound Blaster audio hardware, so a teaser for something new certainly has us intrigued. The page mentions little beyond an Axx name and that there will be a "whole new generation" of the technology uncovered on May 30th. There's a contest to win whatever the device might be if you're astute enough to predict the future name, but this may be a softball question given the not-so-subtle hints. Between terrible puns about the "axx-traterestrial" coming
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![A blaster's kit. This display includes [1] a warming pan for gelignite,](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/29/68/296802_e64f011e.jpg "A blaster's kit. This display includes [1] a warming pan for gelignite,")
![near to Blaster Hole [other Features], Orkney Islands, Great Britain](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/95/32/953253_96966bfb.jpg "near to Blaster Hole [other Features], Orkney Islands, Great Britain")
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