Rainstorm199 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ha reminds me of a video game...

undertake782 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow, this is crazy, the Navy is creating a rail gun that will be on US Navy ships in a couple of years! They already have one that accelerates a prejectile at speeds of mach 7!

ajsplyne (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

big fukn deal

suNproduction1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

if you had made a circel out of that would the ball keep going?

jakl12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

easy payload delivery...in thoery you could make a giant sphere coat it with magnets make it hollow throw your crap inside and it would be effortless trasportation from point a to point b just have to make the rail and have big magnets.....

troymonroy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hey gilbondfac...and the purpose of this is.......? a toy? only another magnetic experiment?....what?....

bitRAKE (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Assuming the typical positive energy cost; how might this be used to reduce the cost of transport? Energy is localized at the end points and the cost path construction can be offset by the number of trips made. Accurate measurements of energy use will determine the scale of useful development.

peace36660 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

railgun creation in progress.

archaedemos (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

nothing launched... ):

BrentwoodRothchild (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why not make a circle and put a channel around the inside of the magnetic circle will the ball continue to rotate in a circle.Or use 2 balls on the ends of a rotating center pivot the length can be adjustable to regulate speed. Then use this energy to power to power your launcher like a trebuchet and multiply the input energy? (IE:Mechanical accumulator)