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Had to poke around Wikipedia a bit to remind myself of the generic term mass driver. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma
by digi_owl 9y ago
Had to poke around Wikipedia a bit to remind myself of the generic term mass driver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver
BTW, they seem to be a staple of sci-fi anime, Gundam shows in particular, and look quite a bit like a roller coaster with an abrupt upward ending.
- DanielBMarkham 9y agoThere's another front-page article on HN right now about side projects. If anybody has the time, many years ago I wrote a simulator for various launch concepts. It's a project that can start off quite simply -- and can get as complex as you'd like. I ended up with an earth-moon model that could handle various rocket/mass-driver/payload combinations. It's both fun and educational. Great for trying out new languages.