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I wouldn't be entirely surprised if the breakdown voltage of whatever is in there (I'm guessing air...) would be exceeded, thus ionizing it, either.
by weland 12y ago
I wouldn't be entirely surprised if the breakdown voltage of whatever is in there (I'm guessing air...) would be exceeded, thus ionizing it, either.
- darkmighty 12y agoI think the gun is specifically designed so that won't happen, since the current has to go through the projectile (else you're just "short circuiting" the weapon)
- weland 12y agoOh, fair enough. I'm not familiar with how railguns work. I paid a quick visit to Wikipedia and the current is supposed to go through the armature of the projectile, so breakdown of the air inside the shaft is detrimental.