The ultimate weapon?

And how big would these rods be?

It's not really the size of the rod... just the velocity of impact.

Good point... Another thing to do is to throw bits of the Moon at enemy countires, they'd be new weapons of mass destruction...

Originally posted by Nox
Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal. It's also very resistant to corrosion.

I think that's why the rods are made of tungsten instead of some other metal.

A lot of other metals would melt before hitting the ground.

Yeah but one little problem i got on my idea which occurs here, the speed of the rod hitting the atmosphere is like the rod hitting solid ground.

the utlimate weapon really depends on the target, i guess.....and secrecy, so i don't think we'll ever know what the ultimate weapon is, really

You'll have to look this up online.

Since it's all speculation and planning (no real results), sources have given me ranges from "1 foot wide, 30 foot long tungsten rods" to "half meter wide, 30 meter long tungsten rods".

The ratio of the rods' width to length 1:30, means that it would be pretty aerodynamic. Hitting the atmosphere would only guarantee that the rod shoots STRAIGHT down, instead of spinning (less air resistance).

When I told my genius little brother (who's still a freshman in high school) he told me something that I hadn't thought of:

"I think they're probably going to turn the 'rod' into a screw. Spinning would stabilize the rod and give it more kinetic energy when it hits the ground, allowing it to pierce even deeper through bunker shields."

I think that makes sense, but I don't have time to go through with the calculations.

I smell bs too!

Come on give us some kind of evidence, only the truth will do-LOL

hmm mabye....hey my control rod idea might actualy work!
yay! actually no its a bad idea for a thing but its better than a nuke.

This is absolute BS, I don't buy it, miniguns are not the most effective weapon since they eat bullets faster than a sports fan eats pop-corn/what have ya watching finals...

sure sounds amusing though...

Originally posted by GrOuNd_ZeRo
This is absolute BS, I don't buy it, miniguns are not the most effective weapon since they eat bullets faster than a sports fan eats pop-corn/what have ya watching finals...

sure sounds amusing though...

What about goal keeper or phalanx? They handy?
Kinetic weapons have been used since the invention of violence, and will still be used , these rods from god will work well. Gravity does the work.

Originally posted by Nexus
And how big would these rods be?

Probably bigger than a shell but smaller than the barrel of a tank, i have no idea what the size may be , but the theory is sound.
The rods theoretically can be any size.
Hell just load up a C5 trasport with metal rods and fly it to its highest level then unload them. With some little thrusters or fins you could guide it to its target relitively simply.

[sarcasm]although i wont mention any names....*coughrandom hippie 9cough*
i think 'someone' has been watching too many James Bond movies. [/sarcasm] lol-j; )


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