900-MPH Supersonic Ping-Pong Bazooka(popularmechanics.com)

25 pointsby krutulisvor 13 Jahren8 comments

popularmechanics.com

900-MPH Supersonic Ping-Pong Bazooka

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/gonzo/behold-the-900-mph-supersonic-ping-pong-bazooka-15097897

9 comments

[deleted]vor 13 Jahren

danwolffvor 13 Jahren

Subsonic, but more ping pong wreckage since it's on topic:

http://danwolff.net/archive/pingpong/

rtkwevor 13 Jahren

No, it's quite clearly supersonic. This is a different design than the tube they talk about first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I...

danwolffvor 13 Jahren

The colon at the end of the first line was intended to map the first text string to the last text string of my original post. So, you're right, and sorry for the confusing grammar.

krutulisvor 13 Jahren

Don't miss the impressive video.

rprosperovor 13 Jahren

When I loaded the page, the video link wasn't working. Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=I...

krutulisvor 13 Jahren

That's a more detailed video about the project. The shorter video from PopularMechanics is here: http://bcove.me/pbzl94cm

jacquesmvor 13 Jahren

Holy crap. That's quite a service.

rayinervor 13 Jahren

Oh C-D nozzles. Hands-down the most useful thing I learned in undergrad.