US Navy's Shiny New Record-Breaking Railgun
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Stumble ThisI'm not sure which record it broke, but it might be the kickass weapon record.
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If it's an electro-magnetic gun, where are all those flames coming from?
The flames are coming from air friction, it's like the flames off anything entering earth's atmosphere at high speed. The projectile is just coming out that fast.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20164/?nlid=857&a=f
"The railgun gets its name from two highly conductive rails, which form a complete electric circuit once the metal projectile and a sliding armature are put in place. When current starts flowing through the device, it creates a powerful electromagnetic field that accelerates the projectile down the barrel at 40,000 gs, launching it in a matter of milliseconds. Aerodynamic drag along with a million amps of current heats the bullet to 1,000 °C, igniting aluminum particles and leaving a trail of flame in its wake. The researchers estimate the muzzle energy based on the mass and velocity of the bullet in the barrel and from precisely timed x-ray snapshots during flight."
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/electromagnetic-railgun
Well actually, this is more humane than normal weapons....
There is no "humane" way to kill someone violently. Trauma is trauma. 5000FPS terminal velocity will generate some hellish effects on target with a considerable amount of fragmentation... Think of it as standing at ground zero when a meteorite strikes.