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1 kg/km • 50 km • 9.8 m•s^-2 • 50 km = 24.5 MJ
10 MJ = kinetic energy of the armor-piercing round fired by the assault guns of the ISU-152 tank
I think that's just about enough energy to cut just about any living thing in half. Maybe it work if the cable was made of spider silk or Kevlar.
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1 kg/km • 50 km • 9.8 m•s^-2 • 50 km = 24.5 MJ
10 MJ = kinetic energy of the armor-piercing round fired by the assault guns of the ISU-152 tank
I think that's just about enough energy to cut just about any living thing in half. Maybe it work if the cable was made of spider silk or Kevlar.