I forgot how to physics and require assistance.

[Con-troll]

Does anybody know how big of an catapult would it take to hurl approximately nuclear plant sized object 420 kilometers? Or the formulas I need to calculate that shit. Just the catapult will do also, If you manage to mail it to me.

[Faust]

Exact mass of nucleus of an atom is nearly nothing, can't be certain of that though. Lots of nothing is really light so maybe a slingshot?
Or maybe put a realyl big wind turbine behind it.

[axod]

I'm stux.

[Con-troll]

Exact mass of nucleus of an atom is nearly nothing, can't be certain of that though. Lots of nothing is really light so maybe a slingshot?
Or maybe put a realyl big wind turbine behind it.

Tried that, but hippies keep suicide bombing all my turbines to the ground. Enviromental toll on the local penguin population is too high they say. I've tried to shoot them with my bazooka, but they always blow up their vest before I manage to hit them.

I'm stux.

No, the point is to reposition the plant, not getting rid of it.

[LMNO]

From a 45 degree angle, use d = v²/g

So, the velocity needed will be v = √dg

The bigness of the catapult depends on the force required to reach the velocity.  Of course, F = ma

Acceleration is a = ∆v/∆t.  Mass depends on the nuclear plant.



Hope that helps!

[rong]

a really fucking big one should do it

[Abbot Mythos]

I recommend using a trebuchet. Oh, and you're going to need a parachute too, if you insist on repositioning.

[Doktor Howl]

Where the hell is PMD?  Only he can deal with a question like this.

[Faust]

a really fucking big one should do it

Rong, I love your style, the most unflappable lazy response to even the weirdest of questions.

[chaotic neutral observer]

It would help if you explained the root problem you're trying to solve.  I mean, depending on what you want, it might make more sense to transport the plant by lifting it with a fleet of dirigibles.
Catapults aren't very accurate over long distances...

[Abbot Mythos]

I'd still go with a trebuchet. I mean, have you ever seen what one of those things can do with a pumpkin? And, it should go without saying, your parachute should to be one of those high-tech, steerable, square chutes.

[LMNO]

To be honest, it seems like the main engineering challenge is to get the fucking plant in the trebuchet to begin with.

[Abbot Mythos]

To be honest, it seems like the main engineering challenge is to get the fucking plant in the trebuchet to begin with.

It will be a lot easier to get the plant into a trebuchet than it will be to get it into a catapult. Using a trebuchet will allow the launch team to keep the plant perfectly flat during the loading phase. And that alone solves about half of the loading problem.

Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against dirigibles. But, steam punk is a whole different genre. If we're going to go that route, then someone should have told me that in the first place.

[rong]

a really fucking big one should do it

Rong, I love your style, the most unflappable lazy response to even the weirdest of questions.

thanks, man.  i was starting to think everyone had me on ignore or something

[axod]

I'll try and get OP that catapult, or, if you have tug-boat, try the Akademik Lomonosov way.