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Navy Tests Railgun
2012-02-28
The best part of the show is the Latin motto on the development group's shield... "Velocitas Eradico". Been a long time since Latin IV but it looks like a bad syntax take off on "Speed Kills", changing it to "Speed Obliterates".

Of course with the first person ending it really seems to say "I obliterate speed".
Posted by:Mercutio

#5  Looks like Fox videos won't play on a linux platform. Need to go down to the basement for a window laptop.. That not helping those of us that use alternate platforms to reduce the risk of virus and infection.
Posted by: Water Modem   2012-02-28 19:15  

#4  The interesting thing about rail guns is they are using the same technology to launch planes.

Which blurs the distinction between a weapon and a projectile.

Large railguns on land could potentially fire projectiles intercontinental distances. Although I understand there are some serious stability issues with projectiles much above mach 10.
Posted by: Phil_B   2012-02-28 18:59  

#3  "Velocitas Eradico" Harry Porter working for the DEA?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2012-02-28 18:33  

#2  My God, they've gone PLAID!
Posted by: Charles   2012-02-28 17:51  

#1  Ludicrous speed!
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-02-28 17:40  

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