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For reference, the average human seems (from a very brief search) to swing an 8lb sledgehammer at ~25mph. So it's a bit like someone very, very strong (think st
by jml7c5 7y ago
For reference, the average human seems (from a very brief search) to swing an 8lb sledgehammer at ~25mph. So it's a bit like someone very, very strong (think strongman competitions) nailing the thing as hard as they can with a sledgehammer.
- Someone 7y agoIt would be a glancing blow, though. Bad, but not as bad as a blow striking orthogonal to the surface.
- jml7c5 7y agoAh, good point. For some reason I was imagining the rocket lying on its side or some nonsense.
- mlyle 7y agoIt wasn't a glancing blow. It solidly struck a thrust mount and then bounced to pierce the tank. So while some energy was lost in the collision with the thrust mount (how elastic was it?) the blow that counted was dead-on.
- ncmncm 7y agoThen the fuel just drained out for a long time. Long enough for the guy to dawdle before telling anybody, and then to get orders from higher-up, and for everybody to high-tail it out of the complex. Not far enough, though.
- war1025 7y agoExcept the guy they sent back in to turn on an exhaust fan that arced and blew everything up... Poor bastard.