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> 'KineticLensman', is this of the directed energetic chemical decomposition variety? Ha! Actually, since you ask, the ICD delivers enough energy to launch a
by KineticLensman 5y ago
> 'KineticLensman', is this of the directed energetic chemical decomposition variety?
Ha!
Actually, since you ask, the ICD delivers enough energy to launch a tomato 40m into the air (assuming I have done my unit conversions correctly, and ignoring the effects of air resistance).
- jcims 5y agowhoa! that's a kick to the ticker.
- toss1 5y agoYup, a very good friend of mine had one. He described the event as being kicked directly in the chest by a strong horse, completely by surprise (he'd grown up around horses and had a good idea of what a horse could do). He was on a bit of a crusade to have the mfgr implement a pre-shock warning feature, just a buzz/beep/chirp/whatever a couple of seconds before triggering so he could prepare himself, as he'd found the shocks much more tolerable when he had an inkling they were coming. AFAIK they haven't yet implemented it.
- vbezhenar 5y agoSince I couldn't resist: 40m is 29m/s at start; accelerating 0.15 kg tomato to 29 m/s requires 63J energy. Using that energy to heat tomato would heat it for 0.1 C (assuming that tomato is water).
- KineticLensman 5y ago> requires 63J Pretty close. The actual device is 40J. Perhaps I should have specified the mass of the tomato a bit more accurately. (I was thinking more like .1 Kg)