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Bagpiper From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (5 years 5 months 21 hours ago) and read 1239 times:

http://www.powerlabs.org/cannons.htm

Well, these guys have been building artillery for quite a few years. I was pretty impressed by this: http://www.powerlabs.org/movies/theshot.mpg

In that video, they launched a golf ball at Mach 2 (1,550 mph) - it supposedly went around 6 miles. The "thunder" you hear is the repercussions from the sonic boom.

I'd love to build one, but I assume that would be illegal in the USA, and I have no place to shoot it off. Oh well. I'll stick to black powder booms and bangs.

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Airfoilsguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (5 years 4 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 1128 times:

Reminds me of the notorious potato gun. Fun for the whole family.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/379930...%20gun%20tennis%20ball%20launcher/

http://www.duke.edu/~jwc13/images/tennis3.jpg

[Edited 2007-12-28 07:40:48]

DL021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11433 posts, RR: 81
Reply 2, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1065 times:

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Completely awesome..

I'm preparing to build my own railgun now.

Damn....this is almost as good as the guy who built the monorail in his backyard.

Is my Pan Am ticket to the moon still good?

KevinL1011 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2964 posts, RR: 51
Reply 3, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1031 times:

Quoting DL021 (Reply 2):
I'm preparing to build my own railgun now.

Childs play compared to this...

Remember...Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball !

....side effects may include:

474218, Carl, You will be missed.

Bagpiper From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 998 times:

Quoting DL021 (Reply 2):

I'm preparing to build my own railgun now.

oooh! Do keep me posted!

LASOctoberB6 From Japan, joined Nov 2006, 2380 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 978 times:

Quoting DL021 (Reply 2):
the guy who built the monorail in his backyard.

Nevermind..

[Edited 2007-12-29 20:33:50]

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