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Cool Why do UFO's spin?

Looking at the various reports and films of flying saucers, the question arises in my mind, why do...

Last edited by paigetheoracle; 04-06-2009 at 08:26 AM.. Reason: Acknowledgement that it's some, not all UFO's that spin
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Re: Why do UFO's spin?

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Hmm, spin, OK, I can think of at least one reason to spin a disk shaped craft. If you propel it from a point source somewhere near the middle of the craft then spin would affect it like a Frisbee and allow the entire craft to be accelerated at once by a force that would just cause it to tumble uncontrollably if the craft wasn't spinning. Of course you would have to make some assumptions, like the existence of spinning disk shaped alien space craft just to start with
At last you got the point of the whole exercise, just like I got yours about 'The Majority', finally!

Are we 'both' really that thick?
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