the fastest gun in the West - new speed record

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Telepath
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the fastest gun in the West - new speed record

Post #1by Telepath » 09.06.2006, 12:52

Sandia National Labs has accelerated a small plate from zero to 76,000 mph in less than a second:
http://www.astroblog.net/astroblog/arch ... bjects.php

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Post #2by Hunter Parasite » 10.06.2006, 15:33

I could use something like that in my book. Thats pretty amazing.
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