If I were to insert a duck into my colverine, and ignite a four pound charge of black powder..?

..How far would the duck travel before it needed to flap it's wings, in order to sustain a controlled flight....?





Slightly tongue in cheek..! - and daft as you like now, let's here those answers!








Colverine = a long barrelled medieval bronze cannon.


If I were to insert a duck into my colverine, and ignite a four pound charge of black powder..?
You mean ' culverin ' , any way about 4 to 500 meters, did you provide earmuffs for the poor duck?, or it would still have it's wings over it's ears at that point.If I were to insert a duck into my colverine, and ignite a four pound charge of black powder..?
Duck flew beak first, but could have spiraled due to turbulence. Report Abuse

I think the high velocity would instantly remove the duck's feathers, so there could never be an experiment under controlled conditions.
I was a bit worried about the colverine bit, so glad you cleared that up straightaway:)
321 miles 2 feet and 1+1/2


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I'm sure this has something to do with the square root of pi.