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Are there maybe pictures of what would happen with humans if they were fired from a cannon like in Jules Verne's "From Earth to the Moon"?
What Would Happen to Humans Fired from a Cannon?
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Those pictures wouldn't be suitable for this forum.
A 1 km gun would need an acceleration of about 3000 g. Humans don't have the structural integrity to survive that.
A 1 km gun would need an acceleration of about 3000 g. Humans don't have the structural integrity to survive that.
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Roughly like this:
