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Comment by gaius

8 years ago

How can you decelerate with a ramjet? Wouldn't your own exhaust push the matter you needed out of the way?

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whatshisface  8 years ago

You could push the exhaust single-file in a highly focused beam, leaving most of the solid angle around you unpushed.

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