An interesting idea: Using the Magnus Effect to control the path of a musket ball

By Steve Johnson

Greg from Canada emailed me an idea. He proposed creating a 360 degree rotatable musket barrel with cuts perpendicular to the path of the ball that would impart a spin on it. If a ballistic computer controlled the rotation of the barrel, the bullet could be fired in a way similar to the Angelina Jolie […]

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