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Homemade Gauss Gun

Posted by michael on from the physics-is-phun dept.

bonzoesc writes: "I'm sure we all remember getting owned by some railgun-wielding kid in Quake2. Ever wanted a way to get back? Enter the Homemade Gauss Rifle. Requires wooden ruler with groove down the middle to serve as the rail, steel balls that can roll down the groove to use as projectiles, and magnets to store and redirect energy. Physics is fun!"

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  1. That's not technically a gauss gun.. by Lotek · · Score: 0, Troll

    But it is still cool.

  2. Why can't we advance things like this? by prof187 · · Score: 0, Troll

    We can make something this simple, so why can't we make some kind of "ideal machine" similarly? I know that calling it an ideal machine is wrong, but that's the closest I can get to it. Why not use a similar setup, only circular, to make something that can generate electricity with only a push needed to start it. After that it could not only support itself with the power it produces, but make excess and actually power something. I know that things like this (motors) are already made, but for as much as I can remember, not to this extent.

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