Subdeacon Joe Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I don't think 32 feet per second is fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alpo said: I don't think 32 feet per second is fast enough. You don’t know math do ya? It’s 32 ft per second per second, but that’s the acceleration due to gravity at sea level. The velocity is totally different. Edited June 16 by Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 gonna glow in the night and in daylight, too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 6 hours ago, Alpo said: I don't think 32 feet per second is fast enough. You really wanted to know about it didn’t you? Well, regardless, it gets complicated. First of all the easy part is the beginning calculus bit where we can just go to splatcalculator.com and give it the length of the fall. That’s ok for a start, but only if it falls vertically which it doesn’t in which case you need to factor in the cosine of the angle, and if there is no rebound velocity (I.e., it starts from a dead stop) which is unlikely. There are more factors that can enter into the calculation, e.g., atmospheric drag, depending on the grade you’re looking for. Oh, splatcalculator is metric, deal with it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 The problem is the game has a chain. A heavy string or light rope would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 minute ago, Pat Riot said: The problem is the game has a chain. A heavy string or light rope would be better. Yeah, friction from the chain even becomes a research problem meriting a government grant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 8 hours ago, Alpo said: I don't think 32 feet per second is fast enough. It is possible to create a gravity fired fission reaction. More likely to fizzle than pop but it is possible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 11 minutes ago, Texas Joker said: It is possible to create a gravity fired fission reaction. More likely to fizzle than pop but it is possible If components can be properly aligned, it could work. With only gravity as a propelling force, I think it would be critical long before optimal. Actual gun type weapons used black powder as a propellant and even then they were critical before optimal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 On 6/16/2024 at 8:20 AM, Alpo said: I don't think 32 feet per second is fast enough. The ghosts of Harry K. Daghlian Jr, an un-named security Guard, and Louis Alexander Slotin would disagree. The Tickling the Dragons Tail experiments into the criticality of plutonium cost them their lives. Both Daghlian and Slotin died while experimenting with criticality. The poor security was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nuclear material will go critical under the right circumstances no velocity required. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Simple, easy to learn game - I could play it for the rest of my life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 18 hours ago, Texas Joker said: It is possible to create a gravity fired fission reaction. More likely to fizzle than pop but it is possible Even a "fizzle" could be a pretty impressive "pop." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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