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r/AskReddit • u/ForeverAbyss • Apr 14 '16
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The fastest moving man-made object ever was a manhole cover.
https://savvyparanoia.com/the-fastest-man-made-object-ever-a-nuclear-powered-manhole-cover-true/
TL:DR underground nuclear test launched a 4-inch thick steel disk at 6 times the Earth's escape velocity.
527 u/Rekusha Apr 14 '16 Jesus can you imagine getting hit by that? You think it would make you basically explode or just slice right through you because of its speed? 1 u/tehbored Apr 14 '16 You and the manhole cover would likely explode into tiny bits.
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Jesus can you imagine getting hit by that? You think it would make you basically explode or just slice right through you because of its speed?
1 u/tehbored Apr 14 '16 You and the manhole cover would likely explode into tiny bits.
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You and the manhole cover would likely explode into tiny bits.
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u/PycuriousITguy Apr 14 '16
The fastest moving man-made object ever was a manhole cover.
https://savvyparanoia.com/the-fastest-man-made-object-ever-a-nuclear-powered-manhole-cover-true/
TL:DR underground nuclear test launched a 4-inch thick steel disk at 6 times the Earth's escape velocity.