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Old 10-27-13, 07:03 PM   #17
Luno
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Originally Posted by TorpX View Post
I'm always learning something in this game.

I assume it was a wooden hulled craft, so it would not have the same magnetic influence.
Radar emits and detects radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic radiation, but this is just a fancy word for light. Radio waves have a very low frequency compared to visible light, which is why they are invisible to us without equipment.
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