Hmmmm...I wonder how much penetration you'd get firing that phonograph needle into ballistic gelatin at light speed?
But seriously, even something smaller than a phonograph needle, if driven to light speed (or near light speed), would do a heck of a lotta damage to whatever carbon-based life form happened to be in its way.
vanfunk
[Edited by vanfunk on 03-03-2001 at 10:51 AM]