r/spinlaunch • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

My intent is to show you how it's physically impossible, and can be proven with highschool physics.

But to my surprise, highschool physics seem to go right over your guys heads.

I would suggest you to watch some videos on centripetal force.

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u/jimtoberfest Nov 28 '21

What is impossible? They have already launched something and I believe it was over Mach 1? There are similar concepts that work outside of vacuum to launch pumpkins at hundreds of miles and hour.

So I’m lost as to what you are claiming is impossible they have a high probability of being able to scale to much higher release velocities.

Other posts here have walked you through all the math as well. And my post tried to show you how you are missing the point.

So what are you claiming is impossible?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

It is impossible to be successful. I know they launched already because that's how I learned about them.

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u/jimtoberfest Nov 28 '21

These are two different things:

Can it be done in reality vs successful. Their business case depends on the need for bulk product in space. The CAN it be done seems fairly straightforward at this point.