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it would require being able to generate a high enough energy beam

But using current accelerator technology it would require an accelerator many times the size of the earth, _many_.

I use to work at a particle accelerator, part time, when i was in college. Fun fact i once confirmed Einsteins photoelectric effect using a high energy x-ray beam, a copper target, and high voltage.



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