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    How Fiber Optics Can Make Crazy Hyperspace Visuals

    We all know what it's supposed to look like when you go into hyperspace thanks to classic scenes in movies such as Star Wars and shows like Star Trek. But how do you create that look, you know, shy of building a hyperspace engine. It's a head-scratcher. Literally, in this case. More »
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    satellite dish & light and optics?

    A satellite dish is designed to pick up radio waves from geostationary satellites about 36000 km about the Earth's surface. If the dish's surface is a part of a sphere of radius R, where should the receiver be placed compared to the center of the dish? 1. At a distance R/2 from the center...
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    did alexander graham bell use fibre optics or optical fibres in his

    works to invent a telephone? w/e , tell me if fibre optics and opitical fibres or w/e are seperate things.
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    fiber optics: s/pdif, toslink, lc, sc, st. whats the difference?

    are all of these used for stereos? s/pdif and toslink are the same fight? Is toslink compatible with lc, sc, and st connectors? What are lc, sc, and st used for? Are they all made out of the same cheap material? Or are lc, sc and st made out of the same stuff that fios is made of?
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    Bar optics work with those bottles that have plastic security tops?

    Having a debate and i am convinced you must be able to get bar optics that work with those bottles that have the tamper proof plastic tops in them. My friend says the only way you can do it is to remove the plastic top which i find hard to believe! If anyone knows more about this then do please...
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    i have the att fiber optics and i need to know what time of router i have.?

    what is the router that att uses i know that it is a 2wire but i don't know what kind it is I.E. is it a n router or a k router if anyone knows that would be great
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    Fiber Optics Internet?

    I heard qwest has fiber optics internet. And I know fiber optics is faster than cable or DSL. But I was wondering. What that runs through? What is it exactly? Does it run through the phone line or through cable or something I don't know.???
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