IMStoned420 All American 15485 Posts user info edit post |
We'll sink your battleships from 110 miles away.
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/10/5626100-railgun-shot-heard-round-the-world 12/11/2010 8:06:48 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
I'm sorry, I thought this was America
12/11/2010 8:21:47 PM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
this thread was linked in a completely unrelated thread 12/11/2010 9:10:02 PM |
Chop All American 6271 Posts user info edit post |
serious question here
at 0:30, how the bloody hell is camera tracking the projectile? 12/11/2010 11:41:06 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
^ Carefully. 12/11/2010 11:46:09 PM |
Mindstorm All American 15858 Posts user info edit post |
^^ I don't think it is, they timed it and set the angular velocity on it so that it would follow the predicted path of the round. They should be able to figure most of those variables out with science. 12/12/2010 12:57:41 AM |
erice85 All American 4549 Posts user info edit post |
judging by the post to view count ratio, i assumed nudes were posted 12/12/2010 1:01:35 AM |
slaptit All American 2991 Posts user info edit post |
12/12/2010 1:30:17 AM |
Chop All American 6271 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I don't think it is, they timed it and set the angular velocity on it so that it would follow the predicted path of the round. They should be able to figure most of those variables out with science." |
i guess that's possible but that's one hell of an acceleration, assuming the camera was stationary prior to the shot. i suppose its possible it was spinning before they fired the gun, though. upon further review, the camera was clearly stationary (or at least moving slow enough to appear stationary in the slow motion replay) prior to the projectile exiting the canopy.
[Edited on December 12, 2010 at 1:59 AM. Reason : .]12/12/2010 1:55:53 AM |