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Frezik
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:43:00 -
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 Originally by: Avery Fatwallet
Edited by: Avery Fatwallet on 01/02/2008 15:32:32
edit: nvm i mixed up coil gun and rail gun.
anyways, there is a real working railgun site on the web, from two guys that built a railgun. very small but very working. and very years old too.
Power Labs does all sorts of stuff along those lines, including both coil and rail guns.
Laboratory rail guns have been around for decades, and the basic theory goes back over a century. It's just that capacitor and reactor technology are catching up to make it a practical weapon.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:40:00 -
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Originally by: Janu Hull
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Entilzah Valen
And they will probably NEVER manufacture the final, finished product once its developed.
Well, given it's a British company assume that even if the US is the client that Britain will have the technological knowhow to build it's own rails aswell.
The US get's the guns, we get the patents.
The US had no problem using British Harriers, I don't see where this will present a problem.
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2008.02.02 00:48:00 -
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Originally by: SoftRevolution
I'm surprised they aren't talking flywheels for the capacitor part of it.
Flywheels are good for storing up a lot of energy slowly and releasing it slowly. Capacitors are for storing up a lot of energy and releasing it all at once. Which is exactly what you need for a railgun.
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Frezik
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Posted - 2008.02.04 16:43:00 -
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Originally by: Dheorl
Originally by: DrBiologist
Will all you *******s stop complaining about america? every freakin thing about america is complained about! KISS OUR ASS! stop nip picking and complain about your own country. The rail gun is joint effort with many nations working together! WHO GIVE A RATSASS ABOUT WHO DID WHAT! I geuss all this complaining is our punishment for being the world superpower  
The term you're after is hyperpower. There are lots (well quite a few) superpowers.
The term "superpower" is relatively new. It was invented specifically to describe the two big cold war powers. Obviously, we could use a new definition at this point, but I'm not buying this new "hyperpower" term. No one outside of the US is quite strong enough to be considered a superpower yet. They're all lacking in either economic or military power. We'll see how long that lasts, but it should be maintained for the near future.
Originally by: Erayo
Edited by: Erayo on 02/02/2008 22:53:47
Another word learned for me. Btw some 3rd world countries could have used that 10~MW that they wasted 
edit: oops, not 10MW, 10MJ hehe, my bad
Whenever someone says "poor country X could have used resource Y", it needs to be backed up by a workable plan to get resource Y to country X. Lacking such a plan, the statement is simply a jumble of words.
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