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Futuristic weapon can fire solid projectiles at speeds up to Mach 5.
Holy shit! The future of warfare is now. I don’t think the human race will last long enough to actually use these weapons in battle. With the barest levels of optimism, I hope that we as a whole, move past reigning death and destruction on ourselves and every other creature on this planet. Impressive technology none the less.
I found this video vague, generalised, a little annoying and a bit dictatorial. However, it is still interesting and worth watching.
This is wicked! Virtual Reality, here we come! I love my Wii
Hurray for China joining this project! ITER will be using technology developed from other fusion programs such as JET. Below is an image of an actual fusion reactor (experimental), also know as a TOKAMAK, which refers to the Toroidal shape of the device. Click on “Read the rest” below to view a few more images of it… mmm plasma!
10JanThe Z Machine
Zap! - Reaching 2 billion degrees kelvin, hotter than the temperatures within stars.
To view 2,400 × 1,586-pixel version - (1.7 MB, hosted by Sandia National Laboratories), click image above.
06JanGuns Guns Guns!
Who makes the world’s guns? If you think about it, guns and projectile weapons have not changed that much or improved that dramatically over the last century. They still fire bullets which contain gunpowder within a metal shell and generally have quite traditional methods of firing said bullets. I’ll now mention a rifle that… Continue reading ‘Guns Guns Guns!’
