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The acceleration record is probably the manhole cover launched via nuclear explosion. Accelerated to 125,000 mph in a millisecond. https://www.businessinsider.c
by lowestprimate 4y ago
The acceleration record is probably the manhole cover launched via nuclear explosion. Accelerated to 125,000 mph in a millisecond. https://www.businessinsider.com/fastest-object-robert-brownlee-2016-2#so-the-next-time-you-look-up-at-the-stars-remember-brownlees-story-somewhere-out-there-a-manhole-cover-launched-by-a-nuclear-bomb-is-probably-speeding-away-from-earth-at-about-125000-mph-18 https://www.businessinsider.com/fastest-object-robert-brownl...
- dwaltrip 4y agoCrazy. At what speed / acceleration would a manhole cover burn up from friction with the atmosphere?
- zaptrem 4y ago"StackExchange: Could the end cap of the Pascal B (1) survive its trip through the atmosphere?" https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488151/could-the-end-cap-of-the-pascal-b-1-survive-its-trip-through-the-atmosphere https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/488151/could-the...
- 93po 4y agoTo clarify for anyone unfamiliar - this isn't a manhole cover in the traditional sense. It was a 2000 pound hunk of solid steel. It makes this story much more plausible because a regular manhole cover would blow into a million pieces
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