Rainstorm199 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

ha reminds me of a video game...

undertake782 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Wow, this is crazy, the Navy is creating a rail gun that will be on US Navy ships in a couple of years! They already have one that accelerates a prejectile at speeds of mach 7!

ajsplyne (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

big fukn deal

suNproduction1 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

if you had made a circel out of that would the ball keep going?

jakl12 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

easy payload delivery...in thoery you could make a giant sphere coat it with magnets make it hollow throw your crap inside and it would be effortless trasportation from point a to point b just have to make the rail and have big magnets.....

troymonroy (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

hey gilbondfac...and the purpose of this is.......? a toy? only another magnetic experiment?....what?....

bitRAKE (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Assuming the typical positive energy cost; how might this be used to reduce the cost of transport? Energy is localized at the end points and the cost path construction can be offset by the number of trips made. Accurate measurements of energy use will determine the scale of useful development.

peace36660 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

railgun creation in progress.

archaedemos (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

nothing launched... ):

BrentwoodRothchild (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Why not make a circle and put a channel around the inside of the magnetic circle will the ball continue to rotate in a circle.Or use 2 balls on the ends of a rotating center pivot the length can be adjustable to regulate speed. Then use this energy to power to power your launcher like a trebuchet and multiply the input energy? (IE:Mechanical accumulator)