The railgun is now a reality

Written by Dan Zuccarelli

Saturday, 20 January 2007 07:07

The Railgun.

Back in the days of Quake this was the be-all end-all weapon. A perfectly placed shot would gib anyone. To be honest there was something very satisfying about nailing that perfect shot all he way across the map.

Well, from sci-fi space marine fantasy to reality. Someone has actually developed a "Railgun".

Charles Garnett, project director, called the projectile fired by the railgun "a supersonic bullet," and the weapon itself is "a very simple device."
He compared the process to charging up a battery on the flash of a digital camera, then pushing the button and "dumping that charge," producing a magnetic field that drives the metal-cased ordnance instead of gun powder.

Comments (0) Add Comment

Write comment

< Prev		Next >

Stalk Us

Staff

Editor-in-Chief - Jim Squires
Managing Editor - Daniel Lloyd
Founding Editor - Daniel Zuccarelli

Contributors
Bryan Wall
Holly Green
Lance Coviello
Marc Deangelis
Mark Peachey
Mike Dodd

The BBPS Sponsors

This is one of our favorite sports memorabilia sites on the web.

About Bloguin

Bloguin is the revolutionary blog network specifically focused on helping bloggers get the most out of their websites. We're currently working on building a large network of online communities and hope to expand our blogging coverage to include a wide range of topics.

Advertisers

The Bloguin Network allows advertisers to promote their products and services to our ever-growing number of visitors. We offer both site-specific ad placements as well as the ability to run a network-wide campaign. If you're interested in working with Bloguin to meet your advertising needs, please contact us.

Most-Wanted List

The Bloguin Network is always looking to expand. We're specifically looking for blogs in the sports, entertainment, and video games field, but are open to adding any type of quality site.. If you're a blogger and interested in joining our network, please fill out our application form.

The Bloguin Login

The Bloguin Login gives you full access to everything our network has to offer. Your name and password will work for each and every one of our sites. Signing up is simple, and will allow you to post in all our forums, create member blogs, and access other cool features! What are you waiting for? Create an Account!