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opposing barrels fired simultaneously might work, though it would be a bit wasteful.
by cbetz 15y ago
opposing barrels fired simultaneously might work, though it would be a bit wasteful.
- pilgrim689 15y agoI don't think so... Where is all your extra energy going?
- MiguelHudnandez 15y agoIn roughly equal and opposite directions. You'd just need something between the two weapons to withstand the compressive force.
- pilgrim689 15y ago"In roughly equal and opposite directions" sounds like you think energy cancels other energy like opposing forces do. The energy needs to go somewhere; it can't bump into MORE energy and disappear. What would this "something" that absorbs all of it be?
- Symmetry 15y agoThis is a well understood problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoilless_rifle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoilless_rifle