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<DIV><TT>Jim Flanagan: "QttA says that bludgers are 10 inches in diameter and
are made of <BR>iron. It would seem that these things would cause very serious
damage <BR>to us carbon-based units at, say, 150 mph relative velocity.
This <BR>makes the original name "blooders" seem particularly apt.
<BR><BR>I think that I shan't be going out for the Quidditch team next
term."</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When it comes to sizes, weights and numbers, I
always keep in mindthat JKR is a self-declared math/physics failure. In
all these cases, I remind myself that this is just a fictional story, and it
doesn't have to make sense to be enjoyable. Pity, though. One math consultant
could have made everything look so much more real. On the other hand, we already
try to walk into the barrier in King's Cross. More real could have been
extremely dangerous :).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>yael</FONT></DIV></TT><TT></DIV></TT></BODY></HTML>