Full-Auto Gauss Gun

[Mosby]

Scary to think what this technology might lead to once it is improved.

edit: the narrator is completely off by several factors with the amperage, I'm guessing maybe a third of an amp.

[BlueJazz]

1. Hey..I didn't give a damn about the cans but did they HAVE to shoot a piece of delicious cake ??

Rather like the idea for the Bullet Train.

[xocet]

3. The cake is a lie. n/t

[BlueJazz]

6. No it's not. It's at the very end...and I mean VERY end.

[xocet]

11. ....

[Sentath]

13. Yes, no and maybe, but

It most certainly is a popular video game meme.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-cake-is-a-lie

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCakeIsALie

[BlueJazz]

20. I'm an Idiot.

[xocet]

23. No, it was just an internet/gaming meme.

#t=39

[JeffHead]

2. Looks like they're trying to appeal to the emerging gun geek market.

On a side note: What do they have against cans?

[paulkienitz]

4. I'd wager 350 amps is correct

considering how brief the span of time is for it to act on the projectile.

It appears the muzzle speed is still quite low, and it'll take way bigger batteries for this to become comparable to a real gun.

[Mosby]

5. no way

these little lithium-ion batteries might be able to pull 5 amps max.

http://www.batteryspace.com/Customize-Polymer-Li-Ion-Battery-22.2V-2500mAh-56.25Wh-5A-rate.aspx

350 amps is about three or four times what a 3/4 to 1 ton truck alternator is rated.

[Rain Mcloud]

24. The latest LiFePo4 are quite impressive in power output

these are the cells most used by DIY'ers to build electric cars because of their power to weight ratio and they are relatively forgiving of vibration and temperature.

The newest cells dubbed the Kitchen Sink because they have everything in their chemistry comprise a mixture of Lithium,Cobalt,Manganese and GodNosWhAtElz.
These new cells offer performance along the lines of the small laptop cells shown in the video.
However abusing these cells like is shown in the video has a huge impact on the life of the cells.

Here is a video from a EV DIYer testing a CALB(Chinese Aviation Lithium Battery)cell for use in an upcoming EV project.
The cell is rated from the factory for 180 Ah @ 3.8 v.
Watch it do 2200 amps in the attempt of cooking a wrench in a bucket of water:
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[Mosby]

25. wow, I had no idea. nt

[Eleanors38]

7. Gun technoligies available to civilians have been in stasis since the 1930s...

This and other developments will within a decade make the most ardent banner wish he/she could point to the AR 15 as the "new musket."

[Strat0]

8. Although I'm not a fan of guns

I have had the urge to do that to my Dell computer many times.

[Eleanors38]

9. Thinking the same thing!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. Looks like the Halo gun.

[backscatter712]

12. Pretty cool, though muzzle velocity isn't high when compared with conventional firearms.

Actually, if the Youtube link is right, it only gives you 42 meters per second, which is a fraction of what a rifle will deliver.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. That's under 100 mph. That's half what a hunting arrow does.

[burnodo]

15. wooohooo

new gun

Now if only these guys could spend their energy on something useful!

[navarth]

21. +1

[another_liberal]

16. We aren't talking much muzzle velocity here?

Even a twenty-two cal. round would have zapped right through that laptop screen with ease. These rounds mostly just bounced off after shattering the plastic. Would this kind of a gun have to be twenty or thirty feet long to get its rounds up to normal rifle speed?

[GTurck]

17. The point.....

being...? Yes another damn weapon but what is the reason for the technology. Gort could stop it in an instant.

[tclambert]

18. Because it's cool. And you can shoot it in your dorm room.

We don't need it stop Gort. We got Dr. Manhattan for that.

[AsahinaKimi]

19. I was almost expecting this to be some kind of

Electrical charged Ray gun, but I guess we have not gotten that far yet.. It seems more complicated than it should be... still I guess the US loves its weapons, and this might even become popular. More ways to kill, not good.

[Pterodactyl]

22. That is amazing! Science fiction is becoming engineering fact!