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Day: July 8, 2004

eBay: FOR ALL YOUR PARTICLE ACCELERATING NEEDS

Posted on July 8, 2004 | by Ed

On the heels of their recent sale of the Chilean navy's HMS Vengance aircraft carrier, someone is now offering a linear particle accelerator on eBay.

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Paypal not accepted. And am I the only one who thinks that the price is disturbingly low? I am far from an expert in the field of atom-smashing but it seems like this should cost a hell of a lot more.

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