Navy’s Railgun Now Undergoing Tests In New Mexico, Could Deploy On Ship In Northwest

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

What causes the fucking explosion? Do you understand anything about physics? Please explain how an inert object causes an explosion.

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

 

[alang1216]

What causes the fucking explosion? Do you understand anything about physics? Please explain how an inert object causes an explosion.

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

What causes the fucking explosion? Do you understand anything about physics? Please explain how an inert object causes an explosion.

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

That's heat and molten metal, not an explosion, dumbass!

Go back and take a physics course and throw one on chemistry in there also!

 

[alang1216]

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

That's heat and molten metal, not an explosion, dumbass!

Go back and take a physics course and throw one on chemistry in there also!

So what makes an explosion?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

That's heat and molten metal, not an explosion, dumbass!

Go back and take a physics course and throw one on chemistry in there also!

So what makes an explosion?

Why don't you go find out? I retired from teaching last year. Pay for your own education, but Google is free!

 

[alang1216]

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

That's heat and molten metal, not an explosion, dumbass!

Go back and take a physics course and throw one on chemistry in there also!

So what makes an explosion?

Why don't you go find out? I retired from teaching last year. Pay for your own education, but Google is free!

I know the answer, it is you in need of educating.

I hope you and your ignorance are very happy together.

 

[westwall]

What causes the fucking explosion? Do you understand anything about physics? Please explain how an inert object causes an explosion.

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

Depends on a shitload of factors, but the admiral is correct. Those are not explosions.

 

[Billy_Bob]

What causes the fucking explosion? Do you understand anything about physics? Please explain how an inert object causes an explosion.

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

If you place the proper metals within the projectile, at impact a fission reaction is possible. One of the reasons the USSR wanted nothing to do with our SDI being in space.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

What causes the fucking explosion? Do you understand anything about physics? Please explain how an inert object causes an explosion.

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

If you place the proper metals within the projectile, at impact a fission reaction is possible. One of the reasons the USSR wanted nothing to do with our SDI being in space.

OMG, the fucking stupidity in that statement! Care to tell us which metals would work, dumbass?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

That's heat and molten metal, not an explosion, dumbass!

Go back and take a physics course and throw one on chemistry in there also!

So what makes an explosion?

Why don't you go find out? I retired from teaching last year. Pay for your own education, but Google is free!

I know the answer, it is you in need of educating.

I hope you and your ignorance are very happy together.

I have a Master's degree in education, a degree in mathematics, minors in chemistry, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, and industrial engineering, plus I am a graduate of the Navy's Nuclear Weapon's School. Naval Missile School, and Chief Engineer's School. You, on the other hand, are a dumbass!

 

[alang1216]

The explosion is caused by the transfer of kinetic energy of projectile during impact, causing a shockwave and super heating the materials of the projectile, target and the surrounding air. If you don't think an explosion is possible without a chemical charge go look at pictures of the shock wave damage to buildings after the Chelyabinsk meteor hit in 2013.

Here's a rail gun projectile going through slabs of steel, note the fireballs despite not having a chemical charge:

I'm not saying a rail gun projectile could take out a city block, but it's impact will release energy that would fit the definition of an explosion.

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

Depends on a shitload of factors, but the admiral is correct. Those are not explosions.

If they're not explosions then what are they?

 

[westwall]

That's not an explosion, dumbass!

It is an explosion. DrainBamage is exactly right, just ask any dinosaur.

That is not an explosion, but a series of plates being hit by a projectile.

As far as the dinosaurs go, meteors will explode because of their interaction with the heat produced by friction with the atmosphere. Now apply that knowledge to an inert projectile.

How much friction is there when a projectile passes through a steel plate?

Depends on a shitload of factors, but the admiral is correct. Those are not explosions.

If they're not explosions then what are they?

In physics terms they are non elastic collisions. An explosion is a rapid expansion of energy from a central point. What is in the picture are frictional energy remains from penetration.

 

[alang1216]

In physics terms they are non elastic collisions. An explosion is a rapid expansion of energy from a central point. What is in the picture are frictional energy remains from penetration.

That may be a component but to my uneducated mind the projectile and target are being vaporized on impact resulting in a pressure wave from the super-heated air.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

In physics terms they are non elastic collisions. An explosion is a rapid expansion of energy from a central point. What is in the picture are frictional energy remains from penetration.

That may be a component but to my uneducated mind the projectile and target are being vaporized on impact resulting in a pressure wave from the super-heated air.

Key word: "uneducated".

 

[westwall]

In physics terms they are non elastic collisions. An explosion is a rapid expansion of energy from a central point. What is in the picture are frictional energy remains from penetration.

That may be a component but to my uneducated mind the projectile and target are being vaporized on impact resulting in a pressure wave from the super-heated air.

Which is mostly correct. But that is not the scientific definition of an explosion, which I gave you.

The impact does create frictional energy, plus heat energy etc. But that is still not an explosion, though uneducated people will call them that in error.

 

[alang1216]

In physics terms they are non elastic collisions. An explosion is a rapid expansion of energy from a central point. What is in the picture are frictional energy remains from penetration.

That may be a component but to my uneducated mind the projectile and target are being vaporized on impact resulting in a pressure wave from the super-heated air.

Which is mostly correct. But that is not the scientific definition of an explosion, which I gave you.

The impact does create frictional energy, plus heat energy etc. But that is still not an explosion, though uneducated people will call them that in error.

Interesting. Is it just semantics or is there a more fundamental difference between an explosion and whatever happens when the projectile and target are being vaporized on impact resulting in a pressure wave from the super-heated air? (Google was no help.)

 

[westwall]

In physics terms they are non elastic collisions. An explosion is a rapid expansion of energy from a central point. What is in the picture are frictional energy remains from penetration.

That may be a component but to my uneducated mind the projectile and target are being vaporized on impact resulting in a pressure wave from the super-heated air.

Which is mostly correct. But that is not the scientific definition of an explosion, which I gave you.

The impact does create frictional energy, plus heat energy etc. But that is still not an explosion, though uneducated people will call them that in error.

Interesting. Is it just semantics or is there a more fundamental difference between an explosion and whatever happens when the projectile and target are being vaporized on impact resulting in a pressure wave from the super-heated air? (Google was no help.)

No semantics, point of origin. An explosion derives from a central point, and expands outwards. What the picture shows is fragmentation from penetration.

 

[DrainBamage]

from Google (yeah I know):
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases.

I'm not so sure on needing a central point to be considered an explosion, a fuel air explosion emanates from an irregular shape. A shaped charge can direct the force of an explosion primarily in one direction.

An electrical arc explosion? Is a meteor strike and it's accompanying shockwave considered an explosion?

 

[westwall]

from Google (yeah I know):
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases.

I'm not so sure on needing a central point to be considered an explosion, a fuel air explosion emanates from an irregular shape. A shaped charge can direct the force of an explosion primarily in one direction.

An electrical arc explosion? Is a meteor strike and it's accompanying shockwave considered an explosion?

A meteor strike I would consider an explosion because of the increase in volume of gasses. The shockwave itself would not be considered an explosion however. It would be a product of the explosion.

 

[alang1216]

from Google (yeah I know):
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases.

I'm not so sure on needing a central point to be considered an explosion, a fuel air explosion emanates from an irregular shape. A shaped charge can direct the force of an explosion primarily in one direction.

An electrical arc explosion? Is a meteor strike and it's accompanying shockwave considered an explosion?

A meteor strike I would consider an explosion because of the increase in volume of gasses. The shockwave itself would not be considered an explosion however. It would be a product of the explosion.

What is the difference between a meteor strike and the impact of a rail gun projectile that vaporizes on impact?