Blitzer Electromagnetic Railgun

[@kvarg-0]

PLEASE stick to pure SI units

[@mrchew1982]

Barrel life was the limiting factor for this.

[@jackreacher.]

... hey ... let's toy with the speed of light ....

[@parttime9070]

What size capacitor holds the current.?

[@invisiblekincajou]

0402 0.1uF

[@alexipeck4201]

"On 31 January 2008, the U.S. Navy tested a railgun that fired a projectile at 10.64 MJ with a muzzle velocity of 2,520 m/s (8,270 ft/s).[80] The power was provided by a new 9-megajoule prototype capacitor bank using solid-state switches and high-energy-density capacitors delivered in 2007 and an older 32-MJ pulse power system“ - Wikipedia

[@parttime9070]

@@alexipeck4201 So I would need an aircraft carrier size subwoofer..

[@CQB-dinggo]

Just a quick reminder of the power we hold to make people question reality. Nice signal 🖖

[@markscythian7179]

Reality is Mathematical. Critical-Thinking Skills. Thanks!

[@CQB-dinggo]

@markscythian7179 You read my greater signal! Given the context of course.

[@NvTwist]

Pretty much no different than all the other demonstration videos released for the past 15yrs…. What’s different? Another look at this, more funding plz.

[@TedBackus]

if its a electro magnet rail gun, why is there an explosion at the barrel 0:22? either theyre using something other than or on top of electricity, or that clip is of something else

[@DecsMind]

"The fireball is a result of pieces of the projectile shearing off during launch and igniting mid-air."

[@robertwestfall7561]

Arc Flash. Google arc flash videos. The device is effectively a purpose built arc flash device designed to fire a projectile

[@Angryharry1]

nope thats the result of quite a large amount of electricity 🤣

[@ZebraLemur]

vaporized aluminum explodes when it touches air

[@DecsMind]

@Angryharry1 Yeah, if the wires were exposed to the air. The full gun would explode and not be able to fire again if the explosion was electricity.