World fastest 0-60 ?

[John_S4x4]

The mind boggles at this one.

Sandia National Labs has accelerated a small metal plate from zero to 76,000 mph in less than a second. The speed of the thrust was a new record for Sandia's Z Machine - sometimes referred to as the fastest gun in the West.
Actually the fastest in the world, it is now able to propel small plates at 34 kilometers a second, faster than the 30 km/sec that Earth travels through space in its orbit about the sun, 50 times faster than a rifle bullet, and three times the velocity needed to escape Earth's gravitational field. A planned upgrade will aim for 50km/sec.

Regards John S

[alexkp]

John_S4x4 said:

The mind boggles at this one. Sandia National Labs has accelerated a small metal plate from zero to 76,000 mph in less than a second. The speed of the thrust was a new record for Sandia's Z Machine - sometimes referred to as the fastest gun in the West. Actually the fastest in the world, it is now able to propel small plates at 34 kilometers a second, faster than the 30 km/sec that Earth travels through space in its orbit about the sun, 50 times faster than a rifle bullet, and three times the velocity needed to escape Earth's gravitational field. A planned upgrade will aim for 50km/sec. Regards John S

I did 0-110 mph in two seconds on the railed dragsters in Florida Old Town last year. Then 110-0 in one second.

Felt quick enough to me.

[wizzpig]

How's any one gonna hit that?



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