Its speed was 58,500 km/h. That converts to about 53,313 fps
Oldbloke wrote:New horizons flew past pluto last week and took some nice pics. Its speed was 58,500 km/h. That converts to about 53,313 fps. Thats fast. Sure beats my 223 and superman. And still took 9 1/2 years to get there.
Oldbloke wrote:And still took 9 1/2 years to get there.
brett1868 wrote:It's taken 9 1/2 years to reach Pluto with is about 4 light hours away. I'm hoping we can buy phase pulse laser guns before I die, no ballistics to mess around with and winds not a factor.....research time me thinks
Title_II wrote:brett1868 wrote:It's taken 9 1/2 years to reach Pluto with is about 4 light hours away. I'm hoping we can buy phase pulse laser guns before I die, no ballistics to mess around with and winds not a factor.....research time me thinks
I have a 250 watt water cooled YAG laser. I can set my neighbor's roof on fire from 500 yards The power supply died, though, and it will cost more than a nice gun to make a new one.
brett1868 wrote:I'm hoping we can buy phase pulse laser guns before I die, no ballistics to mess around with and winds not a factor.....research time me thinks
Bourt wrote:Imagine the patience it takes to run these operations.