I just realized that there's now at least two Kim's Convenience alumni who've showed up in new trek. Her (Marlow from Handy) and the latest Strange New Worlds had Raj Mehta on the bridge crew. (This doesn't matter, I just thought it was cool.)
Centripetal force: F=m*v*v/r. Let's say a 5m wide device (clumsy, but not impossible on land) and just normal howitzer specs for the projectile (42kg, 770m/s). That's about 10 000 000 N. Which the projectile will take sideways, and as reaction force pushing on the side of the accelerator which it, the mounting and vehicle must withstand. And the reaction force will spin around as the projectile goes round, at about 49Hz here, so good luck managing the vibrations.
I think there’s a concept of a similar space cannon. It’s called Verne gun, i believe. Obviously only works for stuff that has a tolerance to severe g forces.
RenaissanceFaireMan
I could watch chickens getting launched (in Minecraft) all day.
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
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bourbonandbaddecisions
Yeet
albester
I built similar contraptions in Rollercoaster Tycoon ...
dReDone
distractedFreek
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echnov
I was fully expecting a "YEEEET" sound effect at the end, and I am mildly disappointed at the absence of one.
ForTheLoveofGodAndAllThatIsHolyMyAnusIsBleeding
That's no moon...
lilbrother
ManOfEvil93
i wanna see one of these, but instead of yeeting into the sun, launch them into a mad long rollercoaster they lap in seconds
Murrdogg
kyrpto4
Is it just me or does the sound effect seem eerily similar to the warp off sound from the Escape Velocity games?
ruokanga
Why did the chicken cross the Kuiper Belt?
JaromirAzarov
The yeetmachine
wtfIsTheInternet
wtf did that chicken do?? or is this just science doing science?
GravyEducation
https://imgur.com/fd94t0J.gif
Kjasi
Level21Magikarp
vissago
hah! i need to make a version of this gif
ThatHurts
I just realized that there's now at least two Kim's Convenience alumni who've showed up in new trek. Her (Marlow from Handy) and the latest Strange New Worlds had Raj Mehta on the bridge crew. (This doesn't matter, I just thought it was cool.)
HeadJamistan
It matters and I appreciates that about you.
jimhotep
As a physicist, I guffaw every time I see it.
XenomorphDroneWithoutQueen
Yeah, like why they don't make a massive railgun with this technology. Could use some Cern wroomie circles for this...
nemocares
Centripetal force: F=m*v*v/r. Let's say a 5m wide device (clumsy, but not impossible on land) and just normal howitzer specs for the projectile (42kg, 770m/s). That's about 10 000 000 N. Which the projectile will take sideways, and as reaction force pushing on the side of the accelerator which it, the mounting and vehicle must withstand. And the reaction force will spin around as the projectile goes round, at about 49Hz here, so good luck managing the vibrations.
robotlaserninjashark
I think there’s a concept of a similar space cannon. It’s called Verne gun, i believe. Obviously only works for stuff that has a tolerance to severe g forces.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
SpinLaunch built a big prototype for this idea and quit on it
dot5490
They still want to build the launcher but they currently have too many hurdles to go ahead. To stay alive they are building satellites
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
ah, I read about the pivot to satellites but I assumed they'd canned the idea
it's not entirely crazy for small satellites, thumbing your nose at the rocket equation
dot5490
It is absolutely a stretch!
michiyl
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Morg729
What movie?
Shmotzel
Contact (1997)
LiarLiarPantsUntier
That is interesting, isn't it?
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
What is, there was only static?
LiarLiarPantsUntier
But 18 hours of it.
Howlingowl
Most stupid screenplay writing cop-out in movie history.
LiarLiarPantsUntier
It blew up!
But wait; there’s another!
ThadisJones
Was the chicken OK
theskepticinme
He’s in unloaded chunks now. No one can hurt him
Krossis
If it helps, he doesn't take fall damage...
RichardFenn
Is the Sun ok?
hetriedtokillmewithaforklift
Over the moon
YoudSwearImAVirgin
It just wanted to cross the road in the sky
lildude52ca
"This Kills the Chicken"
OleOleBiscuitBarrel
I’ve had tastier, and it was a little underdone in places, but the re entry didn’t totally burn it up
ThinkThisOut
We’ll find out when he comes down
SpaceballsTheComment
*if
acuteavocado7
yes, no matter how far chickens fall they just float harmlessly to the ground
doctorId
Chicken went so fast it went back in time and became its own species progenitor
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BrockEffingSamson
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hairytrigga
ThadisJones
Every time that I try to forget that "Threshold" exists and is a real episode, someone just has to fucking remind me that it's lurking out there
kirby422
Shouldn't Discovery's mushroom teleporter be faster, and therefore make lizard people too?
ThadisJones
We're mostly going to pretend that that also never happened.