I wonder if I mounted one of these on the Land Cruiser and left the projectile out if it would be enough energy to fry the little punk a$$ kids stereos that think EVERYBODY at the intersection wants to listen to their CRAP!!!

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said "If I wanted to listen to your $hit, I'd be in the car with you"

Even if I couldn't trash the punk’s stereo, this is cool just the same! Check out the last sentence.

I want one!


Navy Tests High-Powered Electromagnetic Railgun

DAHLGREN, Va. — A futuristic weapon getting a trial run by the Navy demonstrated its destructive power at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren.

In the demonstration Thursday, engineers fired the electromagnetic railgun at what they said was a record power level: 10 megajoules.

The previous railgun power-use record was about 9 megajoules of muzzle energy.

Railguns use electromagnetic energy to launch projectiles long distances — more than 200 nautical miles.

Because the railgun uses electricity and not gunpowder to fire projectiles, it eliminates the possibility of explosions on ships.

The Navy hopes the railgun will eventually replace the standard 5-inch gun on its ships. The weapon isn't expected to be deployed until at least 2020.

[A joule is defined as the energy needed to produce one watt of electricity for one second.

The railgun tested Thursday actually has a capacity of 32 megajoules, but the Navy is slowly building up the energy level in a series of tests.

That's a lot of power, but with a new series of electrically-powered ships coming on line, the Navy figures generating capacity will not be a problem.

According to the Navy, the railgun, when fully developed, will be able to launch solid projectiles at Mach 5, or about 3,700 mph.]

Just think about this--if, when you are driving you find that buildings just seem to keep getting in your way, you could easily carve your own path with the push of a button.....and possibly make a statement at the same time!!

(Ever played "Streets of Sim City"?)

I wonder if they make these in a size practical for setting up on a mountain bike? ;o)

Hey! If you don't like the way I drive....Stay off the sidewalks!

Hey Bill, weren't you in the movie "Deathrace 2000"? Old lady in a wheelchair on the sidewalk, fifty pointer!

Weren't you "Frankenstein"?

DT, It's funny you mention that movie.

In the other thread about Violent Movies, I almost brought that movie up as being not the most violent, but certainly the dumbest movie I've ever seen!

I saw it at an outdoor in Independence, MO in the fall of 1974!

Pleasantville runs a very close 2nd!