You'd think they'd invest in a proper high-speed camera.

kinetic energy is a bitch, yo!

>> ^shuac:

You'd think they'd invest in a proper high-speed camera.

It's NASA. They can't afford good gear.

What kind of insane gun are they using to fire that little pellet?

An Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle.

Careful, NASA, you'll shoot your eye out!

>> ^notarobot:

What kind of insane gun are they using to fire that little pellet?

>> ^notarobot:

What kind of insane gun are they using to fire that little pellet?


Surely it'd be some sort of rail or gauss gun?

The guillotine was invented to save money on bullets used during executions.

The gun is a gas chamber gun and this was done at the Ames Vertical Gun Range at the NASA Ames Research facility in Moffett Field, CA. The gun can fire projectiles at around 5 km/s.

saddly 2 years old but anyone seen the whole video online?

Thanks for the update on the gun and the projectile speed. I was wondering what "20x faster than a bullet fired from a pistol" meant. What pistol, exactly?

>> ^rich_magnet:

Thanks for the update on the gun and the projectile speed. I was wondering what "20x faster than a bullet fired from a pistol" meant. What pistol, exactly?


And what bullet?