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Gamma Rays

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Experimental Boat design 1940 . . . they thought this thing could break 300 mph!!
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Cut to modern times and reality, 300 mph on water has only been broken a few times. But only one person has survived, basically the risks are monumental and you crash = instant death.

So that water speed record has been held since 1978. Ken Warby - who has since died of old age.

My photo of that boat:

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Vuuxo

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Gamma Rays said:
Experimental Boat design 1940 . . . they thought this thing could break 300 mph!!
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Cut to modern times and reality, 300 mph on water has only been broken a few times. But only one person has survived, basically the risks are monumental and you crash = instant death.

So that water speed record has been held since 1978. Ken Warby - who has since died of old age.

My photo of that boat:

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317.6mph is what he was clocked at. Watching the footage is insane.

Also...the amount of damage done to a human body when it hits water at that speed...

Typical high-speed water impact injuries:

Instant skeletal destruction
Massive internal organ rupture
Aortic transection (the heart’s major vessel tearing)
Lung collapse and hemorrhage
Traumatic amputations
Skin and muscle tearing from hydrodynamic forces

At high speeds the water can't displace fast enough and decimates the body. Think about what happens to a bullet when it hits water. Different mechanism, same outcome.
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Vuuxo said:
317.6mph is what he was clocked at. Watching the footage is insane.

Also...the amount of damage done to a human body when it hits water at that speed...

Typical high-speed water impact injuries:

Instant skeletal destruction
Massive internal organ rupture
Aortic transection (the heart’s major vessel tearing)
Lung collapse and hemorrhage
Traumatic amputations
Skin and muscle tearing from hydrodynamic forces

At high speeds the water can't displace fast enough and decimates the body. Think about what happens to a bullet when it hits water. Different mechanism, same outcome.View attachment 629214
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Aye. Hitting water at 75 mph is enough for most people.
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