I wonder how they got that first shot? Based on the apple it doesn't seem as if it's a legitimate bullet shot. I'll bet it's a free standing sculpture.
There have been lots of shots of this nature taken, using stroboscopes and high speed photography. Harold "Doc" Edgerton developed the field practically single-handedly, and his techniques are still in use today.
The apple has not moved from the perch due to inertia.
It looks liks it's not a full-blown aircraft carrier, though. Maybe a smaller helicopter carrier or something? Or something like a British carrier for Harriers. Either way, probably in the nature of acceptance trials -- full speed, full rudder is not usually something carriers do at any other time.
I'm not talking about the apple not moving I'm talking about the symetry of the impact. Seems to me that both sides ought not explode outward the same way. I could be wrong, but it seems off to me.
Look at the particles coming out the left side - highly concentrated. The point of entry is mostly fine particles and fragments.
Remember also that bullets use focused penetrating energy, and that with the velocity of the bullet, the apple probably wouldn't start moving until after the bullet leaves the current set of frames (if at all).
I've seen similar pictures taken using high speed photography. Really neat stuff. If this is a still sculpture, then it is an accurate one (note the rifling marks on the bullet itself, too).
Notthe same, but they both look to be exit wounds. Though the bit mentioned below by aimisdirty makes me think it may be real after all. The bits of apple can't possibly have had the time to move at all till after the bullet was alrady through. that being the case, the backlash of energy might have caused a hole like this rather than the more intuitive "innie".
To me, it looks like there's a little too much wave in the wake, but it could just be because of the size. (I've seen pictures of the Halifax-class frigates doing maneuvers like that on sea trials, and I don't recall them kicking up such a huge wave, but they're only about 1/3 to 1/2 the length, and way smaller according to displacement.) Incidentally, the #68 is the Nimitz, if it's a US Aircraft Carrier, and the bridge/tower looks about right.
In the second picture, if you look at the rear lower deck, you see the CIWS turret there? It's also on the other photo. It must be at the very least a real photo of the carrier, though I suppose you could rotate/twist/etc it into the place of a much smaller ship doing the maneuver. It might be real, though.
If that story is correct (and at least in this much, it probably is) Nimitz went through a second round of acceptance trials in 2001, which also fits with the photo quality and non-yellowedness and stuff. As the first of her class, when she was first going through acceptance trials, it's possible they did even wilder shit, since you can determine what the safe envelope is by exceeding it.
Either way, I suspect that no aircraft were on board either on or below decks at the time. Definitely not on, anyway. Running a serious risk of having 40 million dollar aircraft getting fenderbenders in a hold is presumably not the Navy's idea of how to make friends.
As someone else pointed out, it's the Nimitz, and the top speed of US nuclear driven carriers is classified (I don't know it), but a guy I know who was on the Roosevelt mentioned that they made it from NOB NORVA to Gibraltar in less than 48 hours while in a hurry once. He wouldn't say how many less, unfortunately. Carriers are easily the fastest vessels in their battle groups, and normally run far below top speed so the other boats can all keep up.
Either way, I suspect that no aircraft were on board either on or below decks at the time. Definitely not on, anyway.
There are chock(sp?) chains and mooring stations to keep them secured in the hanger bay or on the flight deck during high seas, since no CO in his right mind would pull off a maneuver like this with aircraft on deck.
Carriers can do these types of turns. Pulling a 30 degree turn at 30-35 knots when a ships is that big, would easily cause a roll like that.
I'm not sure if carriers being the fastest is true. DDG's and CG's can haul ass too. Their top speeds are classified as well, but their gas-turbine plants can get them through the water in a hurry.
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Date: 2005-07-18 03:52 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-07-18 04:11 pm (UTC)There have been lots of shots of this nature taken, using stroboscopes and high speed photography. Harold "Doc" Edgerton developed the field practically single-handedly, and his techniques are still in use today.
The apple has not moved from the perch due to inertia.
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Date: 2005-07-18 04:16 pm (UTC)The fact that they can is pretty cool though.
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Date: 2005-07-18 04:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-07-18 04:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-07-18 04:30 pm (UTC)Assuming it's real, it's also deceptively far off and at an angle that makes it look shorter.
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Date: 2005-07-18 04:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-07-18 04:40 pm (UTC)Look at the particles coming out the left side - highly concentrated. The point of entry is mostly fine particles and fragments.
Remember also that bullets use focused penetrating energy, and that with the velocity of the bullet, the apple probably wouldn't start moving until after the bullet leaves the current set of frames (if at all).
I've seen similar pictures taken using high speed photography. Really neat stuff. If this is a still sculpture, then it is an accurate one (note the rifling marks on the bullet itself, too).
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Date: 2005-07-18 04:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-07-18 06:33 pm (UTC)Incidentally, the #68 is the Nimitz, if it's a US Aircraft Carrier, and the bridge/tower looks about right.
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Date: 2005-07-18 06:45 pm (UTC)Looks right, but I don't have one from that angle.
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Date: 2005-07-18 06:48 pm (UTC)Stupid sites, objecting to my bandwidth theft. At least they don't replace 'em with goatse.
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Date: 2005-07-18 08:17 pm (UTC)("Bullet Through Apple", 1964, "Doc" Edgerton. Google on those terms to see it.)
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Date: 2005-07-18 10:14 pm (UTC)http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/8294.html
If that story is correct (and at least in this much, it probably is) Nimitz went through a second round of acceptance trials in 2001, which also fits with the photo quality and non-yellowedness and stuff. As the first of her class, when she was first going through acceptance trials, it's possible they did even wilder shit, since you can determine what the safe envelope is by exceeding it.
Either way, I suspect that no aircraft were on board either on or below decks at the time. Definitely not on, anyway. Running a serious risk of having 40 million dollar aircraft getting fenderbenders in a hold is presumably not the Navy's idea of how to make friends.
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Date: 2005-07-19 01:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-07-19 08:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-07-19 08:51 am (UTC)There are chock(sp?) chains and mooring stations to keep them secured in the hanger bay or on the flight deck during high seas, since no CO in his right mind would pull off a maneuver like this with aircraft on deck.
Carriers can do these types of turns. Pulling a 30 degree turn at 30-35 knots when a ships is that big, would easily cause a roll like that.
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Date: 2005-07-19 09:00 am (UTC)