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You just need a fast enough catapult mounted on a slope. ;-) An object dropped at 30,000 feet would be traveling at about 3,000 mph when it impacted the earth
by Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
You just need a fast enough catapult mounted on a slope. ;-)
An object dropped at 30,000 feet would be traveling at about 3,000 mph when it impacted the earth, ignoring the atmosphere.
Maybe launch at 4,000 mph to overcome drag to throw something into cruising altitude? We'll just wear some noise canceling headphones to block out the OVERSPEED alarms.
- Arelius 3y agoI mean, isn't ignoring the atmosphere ignoring like 90% of the domain?
- bhandziuk 3y agoJust for perspective this is about mach 5. But I guess there is no speed of sound if you're ignoring the atmosphere :)
- Night_Thastus 3y agoA catapult that launches a commercial aircraft with enough force (over a typical runway length) to get it to cruising altitude with no other power source would also turn all the passengers into raspberry jam.
- Ekaros 3y agoI wonder how much energy would be stored in that catapult and what would happen if something went slightly wrong. Like it got stuck midway... Will we have a plane left? Or how many pieces?
- vidarh 3y agoBrush up on your Jules Verne - clearly the solution is (perhaps not so much) a giant cannon....