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Who's making a 600 T magnet that weighs only a few tons? https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/115011/how-much-power-would-it-take-to-stop-a-bullet-with-
by willis936 3y ago
Who's making a 600 T magnet that weighs only a few tons?
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/115011/how-much-power-would-it-take-to-stop-a-bullet-with-a-magnet#115014 https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/115011/how-much-...
- hobofan 3y agoI think at that point you probably have to worry about the effect such a strong magnet will have on the brain and nervous system, so probably not the best fit for personal protection.
- skhr0680 3y agoI’m no rocket scientist, but I feel that statement holds true for bullets too
- bee_rider 3y agoThe bullets are the problem they are trying to use the shield to solve. If the shield also kills the user, that sort of renders the whole thing moot, right? Not to agree with the actual idea that the magnet is necessarily dangerous, haven’t looked that up…
- Arrath 3y ago> If the shield also kills the user, that sort of renders the whole thing moot, right? Depends, are you the mook hiding behind the shield, or the contractor making and selling a million shield units?
- taway_6PplYu5 3y ago"He was turned to steel In a great magnetic field"
- idunnoman1222 3y agoI think you actually have to worry about your soldier not having any metal objects on him because I don’t know what use he’s going to be naked
- Scarblac 3y agoYou don't need 600 T, just a few tons of superconductor should be enough to stop most bullets. No need run any charge through them, just place them so that most of it is between you and the bullet.
- theultdev 3y ago> just place them so that most of it is between you and the bullet. Easier said than done
- willis936 3y agolol this is true. The 6 order of magnitude resonant eddy current induction looks like the more interesting solution. I could see this being done with a giant beamforming array that would be more practical than a giant steady state magnet. It would be pretty cool to melt a supersonic projectile midflight with eddy currents.
- bee_rider 3y agoIn sci-fi, shields seem to basically evaporate bullets. A shield that melts bullets could be a very cool sci-fi visual; the ship would still need some conventional armor (you still have molten metal flying at you), but it would splat against the armor. Plus it would provide a nice visual for a fresh fleet vs the battle-splattered one that’s seen combat.
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- mr_toad 3y agoFrom small arms. A heavy machine gun can cut through an engine block and still kill you.
- tzs 3y agoThat’s for stopping the bullet. All I need from a personal bullet shield is to deflect it enough to miss me.