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A large air vortex cannon, with a 9 feet (2.7 m) wide barrel and a displacement volume of 2,873 US gallons (10.88 m 3) was built in March 2008 at the University of Minnesota, and could blow out candles at 180 feet (55 m). [6] [7] In 2012, a large air vortex cannon was built for Czech Television program Zázraky přírody (lit. ' Wonders of ...
Vortex cannon may refer to: Vortex cannon, a mythical anti-aircraft weapon; Air vortex cannon, a toy producing doughnut-shaped air vortices; See also
Knock-down test of a 109 mph (175 km/h; 49 m/s) vortex ring gun. The vortex ring gun is an experimental non-lethal weapon for crowd control that uses high-energy vortex rings of gas to knock down people or spray them with marking ink or other chemicals. The concept was explored by the US Army starting in 1998, and by some commercial firms.
Vortex gun may refer to: Vortex ring gun , an experimental non-lethal weapon that uses high-energy vortex rings of gas Air vortex cannon , a toy that releases doughnut-shaped air vortices
Vortex rings generated by eruptions of Etna volcano; Vortex rings from Stromboli volcano; Instructions on building a smoke ring cannon; Smoke rings at US Army disposals in Iraq (see images on bottom) Thomson, Sir William (Lord Kelvin), On Vortex Atoms, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. VI, 1867, pp. 94–105.
Feb. 21—It's been a journey for Michelle Joy to find her power on stage. When she first began as the lead singer of Cannons, she admits that the confidence she has today wasn't there. "It's been ...
Air cannon may refer to: Air blaster, a de-clogging device with a pressure vessel and triggering mechanism; Air cannon (mechanics), a device used for marine reflection and refraction surveys; Air vortex cannon, a toy gun that fires air vortex rings; Vortex ring gun, a non-lethal weapon that fires gas vortex rings
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