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Has anyone built a mechanical system like this? I envision a spiral track where B-B go in the middle, the entire spiral is mechanically oscillated back and fort
by phkahler 4y ago
Has anyone built a mechanical system like this? I envision a spiral track where B-B go in the middle, the entire spiral is mechanically oscillated back and forth, the balls are accelerated around the spiral with increasing speed as the frequency stays constant. A stream of B-Bs is emitted out the end of the spiral. Did I actually see this somewhere?
- sreevisakh 4y agoThat sounds very similar to the electromagnetic accelerator by Hyperspace Pirate [1]. The difference is that it uses magnets to accelerate the balls instead of mechanical oscillations. And there is no stream in a strict sense. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNbL3tRZeMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNbL3tRZeMQ
- bittercynic 4y agoJoerg Sprave did something similar in 2013, but mechanically pushed the ball along the spiral instead of wiggling the whole thing. I like your idea better, and I bet it would be a fun project! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH8G7atCFSQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH8G7atCFSQ
- pontifier 4y agoI went down a rabbit hole. I remembered seeing guns like that, but they all seem to have spinning barrels. Look up centrifugal guns. I was sure I'd seen a space launch method but it took me a while to find. It's called the slingatron and has a tube that wobbles like a hula hoop.