Science Abuse Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 You are not fast. Nothing you have ever seen or heard of is fast.... Unless you have seen or heard of this 3 mile, 6 seconds 6400mph, mach 8.6 And it never left the ground My cure'all solution to slowness, solid fuel rockets, has been embraced by the scientific comunity for some time. A wonderfull little test bed known as a rocket sled held the world speed record, not just the land speed record, for 20 years. Set in 1982 at 6122mph, and broken by another sled in 01 at 6400mph. To go that fast you have to get a running start in space. Speeds never seen by powered craft of any kind, including aircraft, untill 2004's X43 mach 9.4 flight. The record holder (click for vid) http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/lg_vibration-lg-1.jpg http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/tb_rocket-lg-2.jpg http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/lg_light-lg-2.jpg Nope, no brakes. This wasn't just for fun, $750,000 doesn't get blown on NASA fun. It was a USAF Missle test. Another caught by highspeed film. http://www.meggaflash.com/images/sled%20sandia%20220798B.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 You think he would give me 3 and the hit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar1647545494 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 That bottom pic looks photoshopped as all hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Linn would race him actually I think thats him on the left in the back setting it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohones Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Linn would race him actually I think thats him on the left in the back setting it up Very good!!!!! Haaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Ask my wife, I'm faster than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Ask my wife, I'm faster than that. hahahahahhahahahha haha hahahahhahaa ha sig material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 That bottom pic looks photoshopped as all hell. truth, if its a high speed camera then it would catch the missile while it was moving against the backround, not the backround moving against the missle, therefore the missile and backround should both look stationary barring the tiny details like flame and air movement, or the missile should look blurry and not the back round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbomark Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Saw it on tlc last night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 that thing is insaine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Saw it on tlc last night... same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulo Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 truth, if its a high speed camera then it would catch the missile while it was moving against the backround, not the backround moving against the missle, therefore the missile and backround should both look stationary barring the tiny details like flame and air movement, or the missile should look blurry and not the back round Unless the camera was following the missile as it went by. That's really fucking cool. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted January 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Unless the camera was following the missile as it went by. Yes Saw it on tlc last night... Ditto. :wtg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Unless the camera was following the missile as it went by. That's really fucking cool. :thumbup: uhh, if the camera was traveling at 6400 mph, it would disentegrate now the camera could have been moving ALOT slower then the missile, but even then it would still have a blurred effect on the missile/rocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulo Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 No, you're not understanding what I mean. I don't know if I can explain it so that it makes sense either. Relative to the ground, the camera is not moving, but rotating on a vertical axis. As it's rotating(at the same pace that the missile is going by at), the picture is taken. That's why the background would be blurry, but the missile is not. Maybe someone else can explain it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 i understand what you mean now,that would have to a super high speed camera i would think to accomplish that then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 that would have to a super high speed camera i would think to accomplish that then Well the missle was going 6000+ that is a little fast (no ZO6 or anything but) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted January 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 i understand what you mean now,that would have to a super high speed camera i would think to accomplish that then It was. There was a string of numbers and specs in the image credits..uhh, which I lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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