NOT_RICK,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

And not get crushed by the G forces how exactly?

thr0w4w4y2,

humans can still function when insane G forces have turned them into jelly right?

atocci, (edited )

While railguns are known for rapidly accelerating projectiles to hypersonic speeds over the short length of a gun barrel, there's no limit on how slowly they can accelerate something or how long the "rail" part of the railgun can be. Accelerating "slowly" over a long distance is totally possible!

Repelle,

Sure, but it’s gonna require one hell of a long rail…

MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown,

Make it a circular rail with an off-ramp; like a particle accelerator. Still very ambitious.

sushibowl,

That would put the g-forces back in play: the faster you go around the rail the stronger the centripetal force that keeps you going in a circle. If the rail is straight the force only depends on acceleration not speed.

smuuthbrane,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

I hereby dub any crew member sent to space in this manner a Cannonaut.

Tar_alcaran,

If you want to reach LEO velocity and stay under 5g, you’d need a 860km long railgun…

This was posted in the correct community, because it’s about as real as the hyperloop

Bizarroland,
@Bizarroland@kbin.social avatar

你们中有些人可能会死,但这是我愿意冒的风险

Bizarroland,
@Bizarroland@kbin.social avatar

Just to save you guys a click, this is a Google translate of, "some of you may die but that is a risk I'm willing to take"

TropicalDingdong,

yeet

lettruthout,

Maybe even megayeet.

But I sure hope they can pull this off.

MushuChupacabra,
@MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world avatar

That initial acceleration is gonna be a bit shitty.

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