At 2009-02-13T23:31:30Z
That is, 13 Feb. 2009 at 11:31 PM and 30 seconds UTC/GMT, to some of you; Feb. 13 2009 at 11:31 PM and 30 seconds UTC/GMT to others, and go get a date/time convertor for the rest of y'all. The numerical representation used internally by most Unix systems to denote the current date and time, will read 1234567890 decimal, and if I'm correct: 499602d2 hex, 11145401322 octal, and 1001001100101100000001011010010 binary. In effect, the unix based machines that make so much of the internet go round, their clocks will read "1234567890" if you count by 10s.
Most Computer Operating Systems I know of, count the seconds since midnight of a date of interest to the developers or the userbase, then convert that to the date / time you see on your system clocks. UNIX used 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z (midnight of January 1, 1970), counting in seconds of UTC - leapseconds. MS-DOS used an epoch of Janurary 1, 1980, and Windows NT systems like XP and Vista I believe: use January 1, 1601, but Windows NT to young to have been a part of the early Internet, which now allows all of us to enjoy our games together! So in honour of the unix time_t value coming up.... and computer geeks everywhere....
Happy 1234567890 day
Hmm, it's 1234512179 last time I looked at time(), so there's still time to celebrate for the next ~15 hours xD
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Go chop some wood.
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OMG Spidey.... what are you talking about lol....
i struggle to undertand the concept of ironing let alone the numerical representation of a unix system!!! 8O
Ok Spidey here is something for you to ponder, and I think you can figure this out quite easily.
Weapon: one .50 PSG-1 with no silencer and scoped.
ammo: .50 Cal. BMG cartridge FMJ round with 800 grains (52 g) of powder.
muzzle velocity: 2895 ft/sec and muzzle energy of 14,895 ft/lbf
barrel length: 45 in
question: impact in velocity and foot pounds at 2500 yds on enemy tango with no armour.
And I have no idea of the answer either....
:roll: 8O :idea:
Good question JB ,
i am intent of his answer
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I know i dont wanna be that one unarmed tango down the 2500yds range there 8O
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Happy 123456789 right back at yea...b||b
well Spawn you are only off by one 0 but that will change the time line somewhat.... so what actually is the time .?
:roll:
I will say it's time to bleed some poor tango out!!!
My best guess, since I ain't done this kind of stuff in many years....
That is my best guess, using roughly the equivalent to a 3rd graders education in mathematics.... and an inquisitive mind lol.
OMG
8O
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" A guess? You, Spidey? that's extraordinary"...somewhat the quote from Capt. James T. Kirk to Spock on figuring out the time space problem for time travel back to present day earth taken from the Star Trek movie, "Star Trek IV; The Voyage Home"
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I thought this is an English speakin server.
"A Hole the size of a Barn Door?", Thats your Answer...
All this quantim Physics to determine a Barn Size Hole...OMG!!!
I didn't know we had any rocket scientists in SAS, well except for when Jay was a member. I guess I should have asked something simple such as the square root of infinity or the propagation of the speed of light to the energy required to reach it or the mass of a black hole maybe. I should have asked the meaning of life but as a human the greatest question of all..... What's for supper?
:roll: B:
I'm surprised no one has said, "It's all geek to me", lol.
LOL Spidey
ROTFL ROTFL ROTFL ROTFL S:
Ambu, check decimal location on your answers.
I just can't believe the drop would be 2430 inches.
Could it be 2.430 in :roll: 8O
please elabortate on the effect sun has on a gun/rifleshot; I didnt realise it had any effect on it. All others are quite traceable.
=> and 2430 inches would be quite a lot yeah, though 2.430 inches on 2494 yards distance appear a to be too little to me
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@ caern
What I mean is sun= temperature , humidity, pressure....
@JB
yeah I thought so too. but I have doublechecked my calculations and the answer still stands.
However, after your respond, I surfed around the web and found a online ballistic calculator at
http://www.ammoguide.com
I chose a Laupa 0.510 dia. 800 gr. Bullex-N
And the drop at 2000 yards is 1249 ins
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Back to topic:
I think we all better stick to GMT-time...
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