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This may be old news around here but I wanted to see if anyone knew any recent news about these. They're rods, about 20 feet long and 1 foot in diameter (think telephone pole) and made of this tungsten material, that are launched from satellites. According to a guy at work they can do all the damage of an earth penetrating nuke without the fallout.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 4:33pm |
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I have no clue what you are talking about.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 4:36pm |
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Link please.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 4:59pm |
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lulz
rods from god... bwahahaha |
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 5:07pm |
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Sounds lame.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 5:37pm |
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Interesting concept. Seems like it would be traveling so fast it would be difficult to guide accurately for taking out a single tank or something. I wonder if they ever got to testing it.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 5:37pm |
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I don't think they can do as much damage as a nuclear bomb...
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A 2 ton kenetic energy projectile striking the earth at trans-sonic speeds would have the impact energy release of several nuclear weapons, as well as a massive cratering effect, siesmic shock, and throw tons of particulate matter into the atmosphere.
Deep Impact ring a bell, or look at the exsisting craters on earth, or moon. IN Astro-Lab dropped a 1 lb steel ball, from 2 meters into a sand surface created a crater 24 inches across, and 3.5 in deep, threw sand 3m in all directions. Now multiply that by 4000, faster speed harder object.......... |
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I don't think it would be for taking out a single tank. Probably for wiping out large areas. Sounds like a great way for the US gov to use up whats left of the tungsten left on earth. Edited by .636 - 12 February 2008 at 5:40pm |
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Like 'merica is more like it. |
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http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/00 0/005/700oklkt.asp This says bush revealed this plan when revenge of the sith came out. Just search rods from god on google you can find more info. Edited by jordanpischke - 12 February 2008 at 5:56pm |
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 6:01pm |
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 It really does sound like a neat concept though.
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I think you should be safe on the web search, but just dont try an image search if your safe search is off. |
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evillepaintball
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 6:48pm |
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just looked, nothin bad on the first page |
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 7:39pm |
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that would be a cool video game weapon.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 8:15pm |
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I think it is a highly interesting concept and you're right it isn't for taking out tanks but large areas. I guess during re-entry/entry the heat and speed has effects on the tungsten similar to that of a rail-gun i.e plasma coating around the material.
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Posted: 13 February 2008 at 2:03am |
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sounds like it has too many variables to be feesible to be used accuratly on any thing other than a whole country. the whole "vaporize the earths atmosphere" part also gives me that warm fuzzy feeling inside.
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