Any Physics type guys able to help me out with a velocity/launch gag for a show?
 

I have a "gag" coming up for one of my shows that may involve launching something and I could use a little guidance. Got to do it PM for now. Happy to post what we did after the gag has aired on TV. PM me if you're interested/able to help.

SmileWavy

No details on the gag, but in order to "help" doesn't one have to be union?

Hey, I can launch a tirade anytime. I can even launch a boat. Can't seem to launch a career though.

I'm not union. I may have found what I want though.

You're a safety inspector/monitor right? How do you actively participate in doing a gag w/o being a grip or something?

I don't participate, I advise and check. In this case, one of my shows wants to "launch" something. I want to be able to ask for and see that they can and did do some engineering so that 1) they know what velocity they need to launch said item, 20 what angle and why,3) the launch system will generate X pressure and why that pressure is appropriate for the launch, and that 4) it is within the safe working pressure of the system and it won't blow up in their face. They need to demonstrate/show this to me, so I need to learn to ask the right questions, and know when I'm getting a real answer, not BS.

Got it.

You have a cool job.

Whats wrong with just saying "Hold my beer, watch this"?

I'm hooked! PM sent.

You need an awful lot of rubber bands to reach orbit...

Egr calcs are great, and such, but, the right Q is; how did you test this.

Exactly. I want them to test this thing in a big open area a bunch of times.

Now I'm becoming rather intrigued. Is one of "your" shows "Mythbusters?"

Milt, I sent you an email, IIRC you don't do PM's

I do PM's. I got the mail. Thanks.

BTW, it was never in my league. I'm just the curious type.

Yes I do!! I get paid to travel to exotic places (first class), and watch people blow up schit, among other things !! SmileWavy

Does this involve explosives? I can daisy chain some claymores together and launch chunks of earth in unintended directions!! Reminds me of a favorite line of mine from a certain supahero movie:

"For lack of a better option, dummy is still on fire safety. If you douse me again, and I'm not on fire, I'm donating you to a city college!"

Reminds me of when I was in the USMC. The Warrant Officer told me and another pvt. to go and test the Claymores. Never having done it I watched him. He proceeded to hook one up and detonated it into a 6-by. Apparently you were supposed to insert a tester between the hell box and the Claymore. It got hushed up because neither of us had been trained. I thought he knew what he was doing.

No, not explosives, pneumatic launched. I'll provide the details if, or if we don't allow it. After the fact.

Thank You James (Red-Beard) you provided me with a very, very elegant solution to this issue. If they do the gag I'll share what he suggested.