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Old 05-17-2011, 12:40 AM
JG14_Jagr JG14_Jagr is offline
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Frey is partially correct.. The shells had a simple device that when the shell was spinning fast the centripetal force kept the contacts apart..once the spinning slows the lower force would allow the contacts to meet and boom.. self destruct..
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