To: cripplecreek
50 micronewtons is about 2/10,000 of an ounce of force.
Almost enough to blow away a mosquito.
12 posted on
08/07/2014 8:08:48 PM PDT by
BwanaNdege
( "Our Emperor may have no clothes, but doesn't he have a wonderful tan" - MSM)
To: BwanaNdege
And the Ion propulsion we use on some spacecraft now has about enough force to lift a single sheet of notebook paper.
Not designed for drag racing but given enough time they can achieve significant speeds.
13 posted on
08/07/2014 8:14:10 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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