[rescue] Sun Netra = Ultra 2?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

der Mouse wrote:
>>> If you're going that far do something fun, electromagnetic catapult!
>> Now you've got me thinking about home railgun projects....
> 
> GMTA!  Me too.
> 
>> "Can YOUR homebuilt railgun break 5km/s?  How about 8km/s?  10?  12?"
> 
> Heh.  I've never built one, though it could be a fun project.  The hard
> part would probably be producing the current spike...big capacitor
> banks and high-current SCRs, perhaps?

I think I'd like to make a homemade Gauss gun.

Peace...  Sridhar