But what causes the recoil I look at a rail gun as a basic pull toy. You lay a piece of metal (with a pull string on it) in a channel. Then you pull the string jerking the metal out of the channel. The projectile is basically supported on a layer of magnetic waves so it is not generating any force on any part of the actual rails and the propulsion is produced by electrical energy traveling up the magnets around the rail. It may cause so sort of recoil but I don't see how it does it. Other than the fact that the weight of the projectile is removed from the rail at a high rate of speed causing a shift in weight but not in the sense of recoil.
Sort of ignorant on the subject I might not have all the information I need to think this one through.
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Been There, Couldn't do that, No Money, Maybe next time.
I did get the T-shirt, but I've put on some weight so it don't fit.
It made a nice grease rag!
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