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From: mnw@trwrba.UUCP (Michael N. Washington)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: destruct and proto-matter
Message-ID: <950@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Sep-84 16:03:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 12 16:03:32 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 00:40:13 EDT
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>What effect would proto-matter have on anit-matter? Could the genesis effect
>have something to do with the anit-matter/matter explosions being contained?
>Perhaps, since the proto-matter was causing matter to break down, it could
>also break down anit-matter ( into something else? ) and buffer the effect.
>What is proto-matter(sp)?

	An interesting question.  I feel that the Genesis wave effect was
	pretty minimal (if at all) by the time the planet started to age and
	break apart.  The proto-matter was unstable, causing the rapid aging
	and not really acting upon the matter that the Genesis wave created.
	However, it could have affected the anti-matter in some way.  But
	I suspect that the "explosion" would have been even greater, not
	contained since the planet exploded just as Kirk and company were
	leaving in the Klingon ship.

"DEATH TO ALL ZAEON PIGS!"

Michael N. Washington
TRW E&DS  Redondo Beach, Ca.  90278

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