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It has come to my attention that there is a misunderstanding of some stuff about the Proton Pack, and I think that the fact list should be updated.
The point of misconception is the use of the word “HALF-LIFE.”
“It's been a few years since we used this stuff…think it still works?”
“It should…the power cells have a HALF-LIFE of 5000 years.”
~Peter Venkman and Egon Spengler, GBII
Most people think that you can fire a proton pack for a hundred years, and it will never run out of energy. This is NOT so. You may have a nuclear accelerator on your back, but it is not a power plant.
The term “Half-life” refers to how much time a battery (or whatever) can sit on a shelf unused, and still be able to function properly. It also refers to how many times it can be recharged and reused before it just refuses to work anymore.
A dictionary definition would be: “The time required for half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to become disintigrated by natural processes.”
The proton pack can be theoretically unused for 5000 years, and be able to work if you picked it up again and switch 'er on.
The actual firepower that the proton pack can muster on a fully charged cell would conceivably be 10 minutes of continuous fire at its maximum setting before you would run out of energy.
Also, think about this one….if the pack can fire continuously for 5000 years…why the hell would we be charging $500 for “Proton Charging?”
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