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Re: No cannon

From: Richard Gombert <rgombert~at~yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:10:03 -0700 (PDT)
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"and calculations have shown no cannon could be powerful enough to achieve escape velocity." Not true. Work has proceeded on this up through last century (maybe this century, but I'm not sure. Look at Gerald Vincent Bull. He was working with Iraq to develop such a cannon. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/SGbull.htm Richard Gombert Yahoo Mail Account rgombert~at~yahoo.com ===================================================== It's such a cloudy day Seems we'll never see the sun, and still the day has possibilities With apoligies to Neal Peart I can see myself tomorrow a little further down the road - Dave Cousins "Further Down the Road" good friends help you move books! Rusted and ropy. Dog-eared old copy. Vintage and classic, or just plain Jurassic: all words to describe me. - Ian Anderson "The Dog-ear Years" ===================================================== ----- Original Message ---- From: Christian Sánchez <chvsanchez~at~arnet.com.ar> To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf@Gilead.org.il> Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 12:34:53 AM Subject: No cannon Jules Verne proposed a giant cannon in his novel From the Earth to the Moon. However, such a sudden burst of acceleration would inevitably kill any passengers instantly, and calculations have shown no cannon could be powerful enough to achieve escape velocity. (http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13556-10-impossibilities-conquered-by-science.html) ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com
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