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by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:51 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: rocksim
Replies: 41
Views: 7227

it just lets you buy commercially made rocket engines exceeding like 320 (this number might be wrong) Newtons of thrust
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:34 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: rocksim
Replies: 41
Views: 7227

To be fair, the competition charges $12,000 (last time I checked and that was 10 years ago). :o , and to think we WERE going to offer a 3D Spudgun simulation software for free, pfft and sry for all these side questions, but do you actually have rocksim?, also do you have your high power rocketry li...
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:13 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Increase gas milage
Replies: 55
Views: 10119

my thought track was tho, the lawn mower cant cut back its fuel usage compared to its output, so to to this you would have to manually cut back on the liquid fuel when u add the gaseous fuel to actually see a performance increase. But, im looking up propane engines right now.
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:23 pm
Forum: Hybrid Cannons
Topic: sergeantspud's Beastly Hybrid
Replies: 18
Views: 8178

lol, that shot at 1/4 speed reminded me of transformers

but, i do like your setup of the gun, but i want to see it with DIY's suggestions
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Increase gas milage
Replies: 55
Views: 10119

hmm, i think that this would not occur because i thought it was only a danger in pressure applications, also a thin layer of oil should be present blocking the gas from touching the cylinder wall anyway, isnt there? i could be wrong thats just a guess Edit: the problem that we'll have with the mower...
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:36 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Increase gas milage
Replies: 55
Views: 10119

ok sweet, do you plan to soon?, and im glad to see im not the only one that wants better gas mileage
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Increase gas milage
Replies: 55
Views: 10119

Increase gas milage

so i was wondering if anyone has a HHO gas or Browns gas generator in their car to increase milage. I am currently doing research into it (so i thought i would ask u guys), some say fact some say fiction, but i think im going to try it on a small lawnmower engine before i try it on my car just to se...
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:07 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: DIY Chronograph, am I doing it right?
Replies: 46
Views: 13635

i would coils but i dont know how to hook them up i just know they work for metallic projectiles (soren used a tater with metal and cronyed it with coils)
by sandman
Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:02 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: rocksim
Replies: 41
Views: 7227

It does offend me that they're charging so much for the new version, but I suppose I should have seen that coming since they WANTED to charge that much for the original Splash (but I vetoed that on principal). half the price i might understand, but 1 grand is just outragious, IMO and just as a side...
by sandman
Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:50 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: rocksim
Replies: 41
Views: 7227

ROTLMAO..... I'll give you three guesses who wrote the 6DOF package for RockSim Pro. Hint: It used to be called "Splash." Then the source code was sold for a nice little sum and rolled into RockSim to become RockSim Pro. ....That said, yeah, it oughta work nicely for the design of low drag projecti...
by sandman
Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: Ammo & Parts
Topic: Possible Propane Adapter(?)
Replies: 14
Views: 2160

DYI wrote:
So the whole crooked pipe is threaded into the main base?
hmm
Yep. Amazing how few people in this hobby actually realise that... And the threads are 1/4" compression, nice and convenient.
i wished i knew that a while ago :roll:
by sandman
Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Hobbies
Topic: Noisemakers
Replies: 28
Views: 4696

*wishes he had and Iwoa class Battleship*

lol, ppl would think its raining nukes if they fired this on land

but for noisemaker, maybe but a ballon of oxygen, and 1 ballon of acetylene in a trash-bag, then shoot the trash-bag with a sparkler?


Edit: i just realized i could fit in the barrels :shock:
by sandman
Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:14 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: rocksim
Replies: 41
Views: 7227

it is fairly accurate with the rocket launches as it is a "3 degrees of freedom" statistical modeler, so i would say that its Cd measures would be very accurate

make sure your are also moving the velocity up from 0 when you are checking the Cd
by sandman
Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:32 pm
Forum: General How-To & Discussion
Topic: is it possible to trace?
Replies: 39
Views: 5321

BTW, i would go green if you can cause i think the human eye is most sensitive to the color green