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    Have we done the space cannon yet

    In the Future, Maglev Cannons Will Shoot Us Into Space | Gizmodo UK

    Wasn't this what HG Wells imagined space travel would be like.
    merely at clientco for the entertainment

    #2
    So not much more than HS2. I prefer the maglev.

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      #3
      Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
      So not much more than HS2. I prefer the maglev.
      Didn't realise it was the same price as HS2. I much prefer the maglev even if it didn't work.
      merely at clientco for the entertainment

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        #4
        It would be nice if humanity got together and built a rail gun, but not that rickety, power-cut prone death trap of doom.

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          #5
          HS2 or maglev into space?

          Maglev and then shoot all the Brummies into outer space.

          Win win.

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            #6
            Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
            HS2 or maglev into space?

            Maglev and then shoot all the Brummies into outer space.

            Win win.

            Yeah, it could be our space programme.

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              #7
              Giant electromagnets holding a 1000 mile long barrel 12 miles off the ground? I can't believe that would work.

              What about a giant see-saw where someone very fat jumps on one end?

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                #8
                Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
                Giant electromagnets holding a 1000 mile long barrel 12 miles off the ground? I can't believe that would work.
                You need to obtain some imagination, I hear Churchill is selling it cheap just off M5 at Bridgwater.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by AtW View Post
                  You need to obtain some imagination, I hear Churchill is selling it cheap just off M5 at Bridgwater.
                  I could imagine him being behind it.

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