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DIY 250 lb Giant Mobile Railgun, 27,000 joules.

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday November 14 2015, @07:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the i-so-want-to-try-this-at-home dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

This is the most powerful mobile electromagnetic railgun built by a non-government. A railgun is a device that accelerates a conductive projectile using extremely high current and electromagnetism. No explosive powder required. Just batteries. This page shows many of the steps required to make one.

The gun is portable, but the power supply is not. Still, cool project.

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  • (Score: 2) by captain normal on Sunday November 15 2015, @03:50AM

    by captain normal (2205) on Sunday November 15 2015, @03:50AM (#263553)

    That's because they used aluminum projectiles. The heat blew the material apart as if it had been hit with a plasma torch. Use ferrous projectiles and see what happens.

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