32 Megajoules

[Charlie]

No, it isn't a new hammerdrill from hilti. Its the US navy's new toy

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4231461.html?nav=RSS20

Anyone else think this is just slightly too cool to give to the military?

 

[Downer]

No, it isn't a new hammerdrill from hilti. Its the US navy's new toy

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4231461.html?nav=RSS20

Anyone else think this is just slightly too cool to give to the military?

As cool as a one bar electric fire running for 9 hrs.

Or an average power station running for 1/30 second.

Or burning a litre of petrol or a kilogram of anthracite.

Or half a microgram of plutonium.

Or a small barrel of gunpowder.

Sounds like a vast machine to do very little.

 

[Hughie]

No, it isn't a new hammerdrill from hilti. Its the US navy's new toy

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4231461.html?nav=RSS20

Anyone else think this is just slightly too cool to give to the military?

As cool as a one bar electric fire running for 9 hrs.

Or an average power station running for 1/30 second.

Or burning a litre of petrol or a kilogram of anthracite.

Or half a microgram of plutonium.

Or a small barrel of gunpowder.

Sounds like a vast machine to do very little.

Enough to produce 6.4 litres of milk.

My daily food intake (if I'm hungry!).

 

[AndyF]

Iran has had these for ages.....

 

[Dep]

An interesting device with many other potential applications; launch systems for satellites either in orbit or on low-gravity bodies.
The advantage is that the 'propellant' does not need to be carried - electricity can be got from the sun - as much as you want if you are willing to wait for it to accummulate.