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3D Printing Used to Make First Real Handheld Railgun, which Fires Plasma Projectiles at 560 mph
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| October 19, 2015
| Zach Epstein
Posted on 10/19/2015 10:56:22 AM PDT by anymouse
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To: anymouse
To: going hot
Yeah, but what’s the weight of the projectile it’s throwing?
Sounds bigger/heavier (tungsten) than a .45 round.
F=ma
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posted on
10/19/2015 11:58:11 AM PDT
by
chaosagent
(Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
10/19/2015 11:58:23 AM PDT
by
Yashcheritsiy
(It's time to repeal and replace the GOP)
To: JimRed
About 820 fps. Hey - one has to start somewhere.
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:04:10 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
To: Smokin' Joe
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:05:55 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
To: Rodamala
watt = joule / seconds
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:07:23 PM PDT
by
kitchen
To: Smokin' Joe
How heavy was the projectile? An arrow traveling at 800 fps is a formidable projectile, for instance. Mass matters. True. A car hitting you at 30 MPH will hurt a lot more than a feather at 1000 fps. I didn't see any mention of mass.
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:07:31 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Zaphod Beeblebrox for president! Or Cruz if Zaphod is unavailable.)
To: anymouse
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:09:39 PM PDT
by
Zathras
To: Smokin' Joe
I also wonder if the mass is a plasma when it strikes, how much more damaging that is?
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:10:53 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: telstar12.5
“in Kalifornia, all of the above are probably true”
And that’s before the environmental impact is considered.
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:11:42 PM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(Hey Pope Francis- The Gospels are not Matthew, Marx, Luke and John.)
To: bert
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:13:41 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Section 20.)
To: thackney
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:14:18 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: anymouse
One word:
Miniaturization. Work on it.
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:14:36 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(The Revolution...will not be kind.)
To: anymouse
I'd be impressed if this is what Clockmed invented and brought to school.
To: kitchen
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:21:47 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: anymouse
We have the tools, we have the talent!
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:28:15 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
To: PapaBear3625
Too many words, man!!
“...shall not be infringed.” = the ATF has no authority to regulate SH!T.
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:33:20 PM PDT
by
i_robot73
("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
To: anymouse
792 fps. Fast as a slow handgun round or a good pellet gun.
Soon guys will be multiplying that velocity.
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:37:18 PM PDT
by
lurk
To: Lazamataz
It does, actually. Life imitating art.
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:38:10 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
To: Lazamataz
Looks like something Ted might play. ;)
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posted on
10/19/2015 12:47:39 PM PDT
by
anymouse
(God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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