Re: Gyrobombs

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> From: Roger Burton West
> >Gyrobombs!
> >With sufficient materials tech, you can get more energy per mass in a
> spinning gyroscope than in any current chemical explosive.
>
> What do you mean by "sufficient materials tech"?  Unobtainium?  Carbon
fibers?  Lead?

Present-day carbon-fiber/galss flywheels can pack enough energy in a
compact
enough space to be considered as an option for energy storage in cars or
house. Better than most batteries, but less than chemical fuels at teh
moment.

I think an anti-personnel mine could be produced today. Main problems
would
be initial energy.supply and bearings that run for long enough. And it's
untested.

Greetings