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iliketodothechacha
Pak
CamoSpiderMan
But can you 360 no scope?
tooomanysteves
I understood all the words in that sentence, but not the sentence itself.
letsroastamarshmellow
Anything is plausible in internet land
HereForTheSurpriseMeat
I like the guy in the background saluting the mission status
Sluggo997
Think he's scratching his head in disbelief
necrosin
for me, its the guy in the foreground losing his freaking mind
Wolfos
You wouldn't actually aim the rifle at earth, you're going to want to aim in the opposite direction of the moon's orbit.
Wolfos
Else it'd just get stuck in earth's orbit. Maybe even catch the moon's gravity later and be flung into interplanetary space.
Corrodias
Orbital mechanics are a bitch, and the kerbals will be remembered for their sacrifice. Even if you aim backward, I think it's too slow.
ihavenoideahowthisworks
That's the minimum distance away I would want to be from a wasp nest if I were to do something like that.
Blearsquid
I Can hear the little boys screaming into their mics.
copingcabana
sethbenw
http://img.pandawhale.com/post-30001-ENHANCE-gif-Super-Troopers-Img-iSmj.gif
EminemEatingMnMs
Mythbusters - we need you
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ItsAlwaysTimeToDiddle
OH BABY A TRIPLE!
Ihave17bananas
I see you Keyori
Mcknizzle
We hit a golf ball on the moon. A true 'fuck you' to whoever wasn't on the moon.
seanvt
Not to poop in the punch bowl, but I would think that bullet would burn up on re entry.
BuckeyeBTH
It certainly would. Even if it was ceramic, or aerogel coated or whatever. Bullets cannot do re-entry, its just too fast
fridaybot
Aerogel coated bullet of course. Did you fall asleep during moon sniping class?
PikachooBacca
Why was I not invited to this?
tominogino
You said you wouldn't and then you did it. You monster.
bananabox
It's the opening of the lander that does this for me.
wroughtensteel
You'd probably hit Betty White in the leg and she'd come up there and kick you arse.
Starwaster
Someone check and see if this works in KSP!!!
Atalung
now planning for a mun base with some sort of missile system, will post when finished
avalone
You better deliver. Screen shots needed too.
Atalung
I'm thinking of going with an orbiter instead, landing rocket systems on the mun is pretty tough it seems XD
KillerCaitie
As someone who is allergic to the stings/terrified of wasps; you are my hero. <3
MyNamesMace
Wouldn't the bullet burn up in the atmosphere?
ImgurCouncilOfLlamas
being made of solid lead? I'm not sure.
TheDudemapa
Mum get the Hubble!!!
jeffyd23
HE GETS THE KILL OOOOOOHHHHH
drunz
Mom! Mom! Mummy!
finnxshakh
OOOhhh baby, it's triple.
ultrapwnd
WOMBO COMBO
ultrapwnd
WOMBO COMBO
SightGag
DAMN SON, where'd you find this?
DravinBlackthorne
MMMMMMMM watcha say
Yetkinler
Smoke weed everyday
SightGag
GET NO SCOPED! GET NO SCOOOOOOOOOOOPED!
HogslamChampion
I'd like to see the -233C frozen steel barrel make a shot without exploding.
princessbunnie
Now winnie the pooh can finally stop pretending to be a cloud and get his honey
AmyRene
Wasps don't make honey....
Evulminiman
I read tour username first, your post disappoints me
Evulminiman
Wait why did it autocorrect the first your but not the second...
IrilSaffran
PAK
DownvoteDanny
Mission Status: SICK!
AskingTheRealQuestions
And then he ends up hitting a Sikh instead of the wasp net....
DaveTheMurderingHippo
Yes, that is what the last panel said. Gratz on the literacy. :)
ChefG0ldblum
You forgot the rest of the text: PAK! This is it. MY MOMENT. SPLT
jackbos
WithoutAnyHope25
Idk why but this made me so happy
sethbenw
One small step for man, one giant FUCK YEA FOR MAN FUCKING KIND!!
WatchmanSteve
It couldn't shoot...no oxygen to cause an explosion in the chamber. Any Firefly fan would know this.
Lillfot
Actually, Vera can't fire in the vaccuum of space is because the lube isn't rated for near-cryogenic temperatures and would jam (horribly).
GentianLine
Well then Firefly is wrong. The propellant inside the cartridge contains its own oxidizing agent. You don't need an atmosphere to fire a gun
NachoCasa
Boom. Roasted.
cmw929638
Last dude is all like
DreamsNow
http://media2.giphy.com/media/2NI4LBIzmp452/200.gif
DarthFluffyBottom
Now that's a damn fine loop. I mean, DAMN!
LorenzoDescovich
The loop is real
thunderhorn
Don't worry People. I have submitted the question to XKCD. All will be answered!
TurboJim
aww man I forgot about xkcd... now i got to go catch up... I HAD THINGS I NEEDED TO DOOOOOOO
Smigions
Perfect can't wait to read about it
Thegamer211
I like when XKCD says a link to a video. everyone in comments says that XKCD got them at the video XD
thunderhorn
He does a surprising amount of good publicity.
Kaianacoel
I will be watching.
IHaveThePerfectPuzzleForYou
Commenting for link when answered.
Kiwi31415
I wait with baited breath
RangerSloth
I have their book. It's so amazing
thunderhorn
yup. Funny and informing. What else could you want?
Leramer
we need an answer to this...
MrChuckletrousers
You post with delivery, yes?
thunderhorn
I will. ON MY HONOR!!!!!!!!!!
apenland
Totally want to see this answered
IAmTheBadW01f
As someone who has had a question answered (https://what-if.xkcd.com/84/ proudest moment of my life) good luck!
thunderhorn
Josh, now I know your general location. MWAHAHAHAHAHA. p.s. thanks for the luck
IAmTheBadW01f
Uh oh....now you can come to my hometown and....uh....geek out about Randall Munroe?
thunderhorn
y34h. I'll nerd snipe yo ass. 360 no-scope.
IAmTheBadW01f
So, it has come to this.
idonthaveanymoreideasforausername
Randall can handall it (Get it) I'll just go now.
thunderhorn
yup
Voifac
Starting reply thread for like update
Voifac
Link*
thunderhorn
I'll add a comment and Upvote therefore making it a thread!
ExtraPotassium
I hope to see it in the next few weeks, that's something i want RM to write about.
joeyhendrix
yea, second book!
thunderhorn
Do you have the first one? Even though I've read all the ones online, I loved reading them again and the new ones!
joeyhendrix
yea, my favorite so far was the periodic table collection scenario :D
thunderhorn
My all-time favourite is still the .9c baseball. I do love, though, that the Astatine would maximize the amount of paperwork you have to do.
ToasterLiberationFront
Is Randall Munroe on imgur? He's gotta be, right? Randall, yt?
thunderhorn
I sure hope so. Teh hunt begins
Kazzack
@Randall pls
PretendThisIsACleverUsername
I don't think so, he is a productive person
myplacetosaytheshitineversay
Assuming that the rifle is a standard sniper rifle... that bullet took roughly 4 days to reach the earth. Accuracy level - God
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myplacetosaytheshitineversay
We're ignoring that, and that it would never have escaped the moon's gravity. Because it's funnier that way.
Mooch07
You just need more bullets.
WetBaba
That's normal Counter-Strike when you live in Australia m8
thunderhorn
... Let's see... Four milli-dots... that puts us in Africa...
ItsOkayItsOfficial
don't forget to adjust for solar windage
thunderhorn
And tell the petit prince to duck. Epic headshot tho.
CallMeJerryBecauseIAmJerry
"sick"
PGTipsMonkeh
No wonder launch control was going ape-shit in the pic
DaftTechno
If science can launch a probe that hits its target 10 years later (Rosetta), then they can calculate this shot easily.
myplacetosaytheshitineversay
He fired from the hip, man. I don't think that was a pre-planned maneuver.
Kliamovich
1,440 no scope
guilhermedidi
accuracy level: aimbot
iamireland
Why would we assume it's a standard sniper rifle? Also, what the fuck is a standard sniper rifle?
WarJesus420
Well idk guns but I would assume there is an average rifle. Guess I'm wrong
iamireland
Well average and standard aren't the same thing at all.
WarJesus420
True. So there isn't a rifle that comes standard with being a sniper?
iamireland
Well no, there's so many different military branches in so many different countries.
CossackHD
Standart = usual, non-special sniper rifle. Standart issue sniper rifle in X country, etc.
ThomMerrilin
Most probably a. 308 win or 338 lupua
DeathtyOneDeathtyTwoDeathtyThree
Accuracy level - DARPA: http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-sniper-bullet-change-path/32952/
JayEnfield
May as well take a few extra shots while you wait.
PhillipJFrenchFry
That and the fact that the projectile would (if it's a normal bullet) burn up on entry of earth's atmosphere make this one hell of a shot.
myplacetosaytheshitineversay
My thoughts too, I ignored basically everything to make a rough calculation.
AlwaysSomethingHorrible
Also, by some stroke of luck, it didn't burn up in the atmosphere.
myplacetosaytheshitineversay
By some stroke of "we're just going to ignore that part", in my case, at least. Vibranium bullets, shhhhh, quiet your logic.
TheSwedishCryptid
if it would take exactly 4 rotations, it would be epic
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
"Exactly" is a word you don't apply to space (:
TheSwedishCryptid
But IF IT DID IT WOULD BE FUCKING EPIC CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY FOR IT TO HAPPEN IS CLOSE TO ZERO
WarJesus420
AHHHHHHHHH!!!!
NinjaFood
Ummm.... *cough and shady look to the side* space craft on an asteroid.
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
Yes that's all what's wrong with the physics in this story
myplacetosaytheshitineversay
Haha, we're ignoring quite a lot. I literally softballed based on shortest path, ignoring all other problems. Retard physics, basically.
VaelVictus
What if it was an AWP like my favorite online video game, CounterStrike? How fast would it go then?
WetBaba
In counter-strike, bullets have infinite velocity. It takes as long as your ping. So if you live in Australia, around four days. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
VaelVictus
Brilliant~!
Some0neSetUpUsTheBomb
WOMBO COMBO
SamuraiBatgirl
WHERE YOU AT
Some0neSetUpUsTheBomb
GET YO ASS WHOOPED
shadowofacrow
A "standard" rifle would not work properly, No Oxygen due to lack of atmosphere.would either require a rail gun or special high O2 bullets
GentianLine
The propellant inside the cartridge contains its own oxidizing agent. You don't need an atmosphere to fire a rifle.
Sakkura
Firearms do not need external oxygen, they have an oxidant in the gunpowder. The vacuum of space just increases muzzle velocity slightly.
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DoDucHuy
guns still goes bang under water though
REV076
because water is H2O.
Sakkura
The powder/propellant is sealed inside the cartridge with no contact with the ambient atmosphere.
IWrestledABearAndWon
Yep, one could argue it'd be even more effective in space or on the moon, since there's less gravity and atmosphere to contend with.
DirtyA
can't be a standard rifle, there's no atmosphere on the moon so it won't work.
myplacetosaytheshitineversay
Someone already addressed that, rifles don't need air to work... if anything, it would just make the bullet faster.
DirtyA
how will the gunpowder ignite then?
myplacetosaytheshitineversay
Cartridges are self-contained, they do not require an outside source of oxygen to ignite. The firing pin just sets off the whole deal.
frogglesmash
Wouldn't the bullet have to be massive to survive re entry and cause a massive explosion on impact?
RD84
This guy. Making sense of this. Didn't you see?! The mission was sick. Sickssuful!
CaptSlowShow
You're asking too many questions
AIComments
Anything bullet sized if traveling fast enough would burn up. If not, it'd impact at terminal velocity, which isn't very high for a bullet.
AIComments
Terminal velocity for a bullet is 330kph, or 205mph.
JersTheVideoGuy
And unfortunately bullets averagely hit 1,700 mph. Still 205 mph will do damage but that is a huge loss in speed.
DoctorateDoom
It would depend on the angle of incidence. You're bigger concern is calculating wind affects so that you actually hit the nest. Aka imposib
hypostatic
Yeah, friction from the air would burn up anything smaller than a small car I think
HughLaurie
I would assume the rifle and bullets would be special made for this purpose, using materials designed to withstand such things.
regularearthkid
it just needs to go splat!
Thephedora
nope.
ChefHannibal
http://media.giphy.com/media/1EL94FGJKh2pO/giphy.gif
frogglesmash
TibbersMadeMeDoIt
Don't be a... buzz kill. *shades*
AskingTheRealQuestions
A buzz kill debunking the possibility of a buzz kill. Buzzkillception.
AliceInBrie
YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
LeTonzy
http://www.myinstants.com/instant/yeah/
TibbersMadeMeDoIt
This is magical.
stevefrombluesclues
i am so sad i aam a maan aand cant carry your seed...even if you are a woman
TibbersMadeMeDoIt
Well, I am a man. But that's no reason we shouldn't try! >.>
TheSpookyMrSkeltal
Yup.
uppercase
holy shit
shadowofacrow
That is the least of your concern, Aiming at something moving 1000 miles an hour +/- moon velocity.
potshot
The moon is moving at the same speed minus the speed at which it's orbiting, so you only have to account for that and rotation. Easy.
shadowofacrow
"Easy."
AskingTheRealQuestions
Cover an entire country in wasp nests! It's so crazy... it just might work...
OhNoNotThatGuyQuickEverybodyHide
Well, he would have to compensate for the moons gravity first, then aim where the earth is going to be. But (1/2)
OhNoNotThatGuyQuickEverybodyHide
the aerodynamics may help the bullet penetrate the atmosphere. But then there are winds to think about. (2/2)
TinySupreme
I honestly think with planning and shit that it is entirely possible to do this.
LokiKingOfJotunheim
Good luck creating a bullet that doesn't burn up on reentry into the Earth's atmosphere...
joeynew
Too many unpredictable variables with our current understanding of weather
TinySupreme
There would be variables up the anus. I still think it could be done with what we have and know today.
LokiKingOfJotunheim
And then you have to make sure the bullet can even survive reentry into the atmosphere...
asmartassusername
No
frogglesmash
Yes.
AskingTheRealQuestions
No
thunderhorn
surprisingly no. It has such a low drag coefficient and the copper casing is rather conductive.
ShellShocker
Would probably be better to use scandium.
thunderhorn
or astatine. Cuz fuck yo planet!
frogglesmash
The casing wouldn't be involved in re entry at all. It would be on the ground near the gunman.
thunderhorn
Of the bullet. Sorry for the wordage.
frogglesmash
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that doesn't change anything.
inpimp
what he says sounds intelligent tho. i think thats more important if u want to be convincing than for ppl to understand what ur even saying?
thunderhorn
Yea, tbh, I made that answer, but i emulated the speech pattern of randall munroe. lel. don't tell anybody.
gogetahaircutyadamnhippie
Many upvotes for causing a conductivity, streamlining, aerodynamic pissing war. YEE HAW!!!
thunderhorn
I'll make a Je Suis Charlie physics question involving thermodynamics, aerodynamics, gravity, number theory, and religion. disgonbegood.gif
axelasdf
Also, you want low thermal conductivity. Look up the tiles they used on the shuttle.
yourenowbreathingmanually
That was to keep the astronauts from becoming the same temperature as air in the plasma phase.
SgtLemming
ummm.... not sure what conductivity has to do with it? if anything that'd be worse because the lead inside it would melt and slough out....
thunderhorn
heat conductivity.
SgtLemming
As I mentioned, heat conductivity would be the LAST thing you want. Heat shields on re-entry vehicles are specifically designed NOT to (1/2)
SgtLemming
(2/2) conduct heat. You want to get rid of it via something like ablation or vapor phase cooling, or avoid it entirely if possible.
Hellaciousness11
I guess you would have to factor in the amount of loss due to re-entry into earth's atmosphere and trust in your sights.
SgtLemming
Except the loss in mass would not be predictable enough, and also would likely throw the bullet off course in unpredictable ways
Hellaciousness11
With science, anything is possible.
128kbs
it just means smaller things get through the air easier.
axelasdf
He was addressing the word conductive. Conductivity of heat or electricity would be irrelevant to its reentry survivability.
SgtLemming
No, that would streamlining or aerodynamics. Conductivity means the ease with which energy (heat or electricty) travels through a material.
axelasdf
What heats reentering objects is the compression of the air in front of it. If it has any cross sectional area, it's going to get hot.
thunderhorn
but cones have the BEST cross section!
ermerlerd
The majority of heat from a bullet would come from skin friction because its streamlined.
ridefutures
Nope. At reentry the bullet will be traveling next hypersonic speeds, and basically all of the heating is due to the detached shockwave
HogslamChampion
Unless bullet was flawlessly balanced it would begin tumbling. Also carbon steel firing pin would shatter in the cold.
frogglesmash
There is no atmosphere so heat takes a long time to transfer away from objects so the firing pin would be fine.
HogslamChampion
Blackbody radiation with a ~250K differential? Id wager 1kg of steel at 25C would reach -100C within 10 seconds of exiting the lander.
frogglesmash
Yeah, I didn't understand any of that.
HogslamChampion
haha well energy flows from high potential to low, the greater the differential the faster it flows
ILikeCoke
Emissitivity of steel is 0.28, assuming 297 K, assuming 1 kg of steel is 25 cm^2, you lose 0.309 W/s. I get 0.00068 K/s, which isn't much.
ILikeCoke
You're sure you're doing the calculations right? Are you using 250,000 instead of 250?
Entari0
also it would have to escape the moon's gravity and be accurate to compensate for earth and the moon's movement
HughLaurie
Hey if we can rocket something off earth the size of a recliner chair and have it land where we want it on mars, it's not too far fetched.
SouperScott
The worst part would be compensating for the movement of air in the atmosphere.
frogglesmash
That sounds like the easiest part.
cdurgin
I mean, you have to lead the target by a few days, so that makes it a bit more tricky
nincognito
computers
ThePsychicZombie
With Nasa tier match, I wouldn't say it's impossible. Only issue is that it'd be near impossible to be THAT precise and be an organic human.
clumdawg
Well, instead of trying to be so precise, Why don't we just make a really big wasp nest?
funkmaster40
Now you're thinking with portals!
spoet
because that would be terrifying.
clumdawg
to make an omelette you have to break a few eggs... One egg we need to break is having incredibly large wasps...