Timeline for The Bean Gun. Is it plausible?
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| Dec 6, 2020 at 17:03 | comment | added | Firestryke | that is true @JoannaMarietti, but the sled repeatedly hitting whatever guard that prevents the sled from actually shooting out of the gun would damage, even break the guard, and mess up the gun. Also, a railgun requires a lot more power, and that power would have to be stored on the gun, which makes it a lot heavier | |
| Dec 6, 2020 at 16:55 | comment | added | Joanna Marietti | my understanding is that a railgun using a magnetic sled can potentially fire anything - even an unmodified bean. | |
| Dec 6, 2020 at 14:53 | comment | added | Firestryke | @JoannaMarietti No railgun requires metal as well, it uses a strong magnetic force. Also, the reason I picked coilgun was for the lighter design and higher possible fire rate | |
| Dec 6, 2020 at 5:30 | comment | added | Joanna Marietti | Make that a railgun, and you won't need the tiny piece of metal. | |
| Dec 5, 2020 at 3:27 | history | answered | Firestryke | CC BY-SA 4.0 |