On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Phil <philgoetz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Half (I think?) of the energy in a
> bullet goes into the gun, and a gun is a lot less massive than a BSC.
The M16 fires a NATO 5.56x45 round (11.8 grams) at a muzzle velocity
of 948 m/s, which means the round has an initial force of about 11.2
newtons. (Source is Wikipedia's page on the 5.56 round.)
The force of gravity on the Earth's surface is ~9.8 newtons / kg. So
if you're creating 200,000 gravities that's 1.96 million newtons / kg,
or 23,128 newtons (for an 11.8 gram / .0118kg object). So your
ultracentrifuge can generate a little more than 2,000 times the force
of a military assault rifle.
All of this, of course, is subject to my math and physics being
correct. Neither of these subjects have ever been my strong point -
please correct me if I've made a mistake.
-Dan
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