"How to Make a High Velocity, Aerosol-Fueled Vortex Cannon" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Apr 2024 10:27 p.m. PST |
"High power vortex cannons have been used commercially for a number of years to protect farm land from hail damage. These "hail cannons" function by firing large vortex rings at high velocity into the clouds to disrupt ice crystal formation before it starts. My design was based on the same functional qualities…"
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ScottWashburn  | 02 May 2024 1:25 p.m. PST |
I've seen this happen with black powder artillery at Civil War reenactments. Sometimes they will send out a smoke ring which will travel considerable distances and which can tear branches off trees fifty yards away. |
 Parzival  | 03 May 2024 6:48 a.m. PST |
Yep— it's quite the impressive sight! |
| Tango01 | 07 May 2024 9:25 p.m. PST |
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