What's Stronger - a Ping Pong Ball or a Paddle? Interesting high speed video of a supersonic ping pong ball hitting a paddle. I'd like to see how they got it going supersonic.

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What's Stronger - a Ping Pong Ball or a Paddle?

Jun 20, 2014 12:53:54 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Interesting high speed video of a supersonic ping pong ball hitting a paddle. I'd like to see how they got it going supersonic.

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/holy-crap-a-supersonic-ping-pong-ball-can-destroy-a-pi-1593051971/+jesusdiaz

Jun 20, 2014 12:59:04 #

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

jerryc41 wrote:

I saw this. I think they had it on "Outrageous Acts of Science."
It's shot out of a custom made air cannon in the lab at Purdue.

Jun 20, 2014 13:31:56 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Indi wrote:

I saw this. I think they had it on "Outrageous Acts of Science."
It's shot out of a custom made air cannon in the lab at Purdue.

Might be a good, low-cost weapon for our military. Getting the air supply might be a problem, though. :D

Jun 20, 2014 13:40:57 #

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

jerryc41 wrote:

Might be a good, low-cost weapon for our military. Getting the air supply might be a problem, though. :D

If they're developing it in a lab, they must have some ultimate goal in mind.

Jun 20, 2014 13:49:41 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Indi wrote:

If they're developing it in a lab, they must have some ultimate goal in mind.

Yeah, YouTube. :D

Jun 20, 2014 15:02:21 #

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

jerryc41 wrote:

Yeah, YouTube. :D

Not at Purdue. My daughter & son-in-law graduated (science) from there. They are VERY SERIOUS!

Jun 21, 2014 11:04:15 #

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

jerryc41 wrote:

Might be a good, low-cost weapon for our military. Getting the air supply might be a problem, though. :D

Nah, they can set it up in D.C. where there is a seemingly endless supply of warm to hot air.

Jun 21, 2014 14:25:52 #

GeorgeH Loc: Jonesboro, GA

jerryc41 wrote:

Might be a good, low-cost weapon for our military. Getting the air supply might be a problem, though. :D

I think that members of Congress, the Dolts under the Dome, would only need to exhale simultaneously to furnish enough hot air to do the job.

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