mountain launch

Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: mountain launch

# 7911 bylucioc@... on May 24, 2006, 12:44 a.m.
Member since 2021-10-03

On 5/23/06, Robert wrote:
> then im sure its done with pumps and the water is fired at a piece of
> metal very near the jet, otherwise friction would kill its speed. it
> could not be created by pressure from a lake or dam.
(...)

Yes, it is done using pumps and at a close distance. As usual, you can
see a good article about that at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_jet_cutter