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"A battlefield meteorite...

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...with the power to one day transform military strategy..."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/2...an-fire-at-4500-miles-hour.html?intcmp=hplnws
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CoffeeMate
AtlPhilip said:
The other possibility is that the amount of energy being dumped creates a cloud of ionized gases or even a plasma cloud. Either could look very similar to a fireball as they exited the barrel.
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Yep, we've lots of pressure differentials (air and otherwise), multiple dynamic compression zones, friction, lots of EM field interplay...

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I'm working on one that uses gravity to warp spacetime in front of the bullet allowing it to travel at a much higher rate than allowed by traditional mechanics.
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For those interested in how rail guns work, this video demonstrates the basic concept of one design.

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Somebody alert the Atlanta Choo-Choo Commission!
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