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anvil,launch,shoot,explosion,black powder Launching an anvil 200ft in the air with black powder

Launching an anvil 200ft in the air with black powder

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There's just something about that phrase, "world champion anvil shooter" that I can't quite wrap my head around...


written by Stormsinger  | 1 month ago | CH
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kewl...


written by Opus_Moderandi  | 1 month ago | CH
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I love humans.


written by thatguyjames  | 1 month ago | CH
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>> ^thatguyjames:
I love humans.


We're the best damn species on the planet! Go opposing thumbs!!!


written by KnivesOut  | 1 month ago | CH
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If you can't quite grasp the idea that gravity doesn't "overcome it", rather, it's a force that's constantly being applied to the object, then maybe you shouldn't be blowing shit up...


written by rottenseed  | 1 month ago | CH
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nice closeup on the launched anvil stuck in the ground... NOT !!


written by deathcow  | 1 month ago | CH
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He reminds me of Daniel Dennett.

Well, rottenseed, it's not really wrong. The force of gravity is constant and when that force influences the anvil more than the force from the explosion ("overcomes" it) it goes in the direction of gravity.


written by gwiz665  | 1 month ago | CH
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>> ^gwiz665:
He reminds me of Daniel Dennett.

Well, rottenseed, it's not really wrong. The force of gravity is constant and when that force influences the anvil more than the force from the explosion ("overcomes" it) it goes in the direction of gravity.

physics *fail. PM myself or mycroft for further explanation.


written by rottenseed  | 1 month ago | CH
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I can foresee a problem if they keep using the same anvils metal fatigue will eventually cause one or both of them to explode sideways sending some bits of shrapnel out.

Other than that it looks like fun!


written by Drachen_Jager  | 1 month ago | CH
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>> ^Drachen_Jager:
I can foresee a problem if they keep using the same anvils metal fatigue will eventually cause one or both of them to explode sideways sending some bits of shrapnel out.

Other than that it looks like fun!

oooooo...that's a good point. Hahaha, hopefully they make a trip out to the ol' anvil depot once in a while.


written by rottenseed  | 1 month ago | CH
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>> ^rottenseed:
If you can't quite grasp the idea that gravity doesn't "overcome it", rather, it's a force that's constantly being applied to the object, then maybe you shouldn't be blowing shit up...


>> ^rottenseed:
>> ^gwiz665:
He reminds me of Daniel Dennett.

Well, rottenseed, it's not really wrong. The force of gravity is constant and when that force influences the anvil more than the force from the explosion ("overcomes" it) it goes in the direction of gravity.

physics fail. PM myself or mycroft for further explanation.


1. People been blowing shit up with gunpowder for millenia before the concepts of force and gravity were formalised. Doesn't mean it can't still be safe, and this guy seems to have had a lot of practice.

2. Don't judge his intelligence based on one utterance. Perhaps this dude has a PhD in physics for all you know...

3. Jesus H. Christ go toke a bong already!!


written by foad  | 1 month ago | CH
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riverfront times! i used to read that paper.


written by E_Nygma  | 1 month ago | CH
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rottenseed is being pedantic

If we have two horses, A and B, in a race, where A is faster but currently behind B, A will eventually pass B and when it does we could say A "overcame" B. Or, if we have two piles of sand, one of a fixed size and the other constantly increasing in size but currently smaller than the first, when it eventually becomes the larger of the two we could say it "overcame" the first pile.

Gravity imparts an acceleration on the anvil. Acceleration summed over time gives a velocity. We could break the anvil's velocity into a pair of components such as initial velocity vs velocity changes during the evolution of the system, or put more simply as gunpowder vs gravity. As time moves forward, the velocity under the gunpowder column is constant, but the velocity under the gravity column is steadily adding up. When the gravity and gunpowder components of the velocity are equal, the anvil has stopped moving. When the gravity component is greater, the anvil has switched directions. To say gravity "overcame" it seems adequately accurate for casual conversation and, in fact, more descriptive than you would expect from most people in casual conversation. My impression when I heard him say that was that he was actually familiar when the relevant equations.


written by sineral  | 1 month ago | CH
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I'm taking Sineral for my team.


written by arvana  | 1 month ago | CH
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U.S.A.!
U.S.A.!
U.S.A.!


written by Shpydir  | 1 month ago | CH
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That was sooo Gay.


written by brycewi19  | 1 month ago | CH
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finally we find out what Santa Claus does during the summer months.


written by Golgi  | 1 month ago | CH
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The gunpowder overcame gravity, not the other way round.


written by Payback  | 4 weeks 1 day ago | CH
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I have to say, it's nice for a change to have a high ranking video on the Sift impart decent life lessons and a usable skill!


written by Payback  | 4 weeks 1 day ago | CH
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I got so many lawls.


written by dirtythirtyix  | 4 weeks 1 day ago | CH
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Am I the only one who is seriously freaked out by the prospect of falling anvils from 200ft high?


written by Kerotan  | 4 weeks 1 day ago | CH
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Spacy? Regardless, that doesn't look very safe.


written by syncron  | 4 weeks 1 day ago | CH
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Ahh, the simple pleasures in life. Warm sun, cool breeze, blowing anvils to the edge of space with black powder...


written by MilkmanDan  | 4 weeks 1 day ago | CH
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How will you spend your retirement?


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>> ^sineral:
rottenseed is being pedantic

If we have two horses, A and B, in a race, where A is faster but currently behind B, A will eventually pass B and when it does we could say A "overcame" B. Or, if we have two piles of sand, one of a fixed size and the other constantly increasing in size but currently smaller than the first, when it eventually becomes the larger of the two we could say it "overcame" the first pile.

Gravity imparts an acceleration on the anvil. Acceleration summed over time gives a velocity. We could break the anvil's velocity into a pair of components such as initial velocity vs velocity changes during the evolution of the system, or put more simply as gunpowder vs gravity. As time moves forward, the velocity under the gunpowder column is constant, but the velocity under the gravity column is steadily adding up. When the gravity and gunpowder components of the velocity are equal, the anvil has stopped moving. When the gravity component is greater, the anvil has switched directions. To say gravity "overcame" it seems adequately accurate for casual conversation and, in fact, more descriptive than you would expect from most people in casual conversation. My impression when I heard him say that was that he was actually familiar when the relevant equations.


pedantic...meaning by the book. Yea try to pass a physics course with your fuzzy logic bullshit. By the book is how we roll...just pray the person who designed the plane or car you're in did the same


written by rottenseed  | 3 weeks 6 days ago | CH
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>> ^rottenseed:

pedantic...meaning by the book. Yea try to pass a physics course with your fuzzy logic bullshit. By the book is how we roll...just pray the person who designed the plane or car you're in did the same


My description of the anvil's behavior is physically and mathematically sound. In fact, using vector math to break velocities and forces into multiple components is exactly what they teach you in any introductory physics course. Which I did pass, with an A, easily, incidentally.


written by sineral  | 3 weeks 6 days ago | CH
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*eia

They have absolutely no idea of/ or control over the winds above, and little control over the trajectory of the anvil. Looks like a deathwish to me.


written by longde  | 2 weeks 5 days ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Eia) - requested by longde.


written by siftbot  | 2 weeks 5 days ago | CH
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Blacksmiths have been doing this for over a hundred years...it's also not exclusively an American tradition either...although I can see why some Americans keep up with it.


written by Lann  | 2 weeks 5 days ago | CH
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