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Velocitas Eradico

The article offers the translation "I, [who am] speed, eradicate"—or in the vernacular, "Speed Kills". The citation at the end of that paragraph doesn't support the translation offered.

I did Latin at school a long time ago; I don't think that's what it means. In fact I think it's bad Latin. "Eradico" is transitive, and should take an object.

Should there be a footnote or something, noting that the phrase is bad Latin that can't be translated correctly? At least, I don't think WP should offer this translation, in its own voice, without proper citation, and without explaining that the phrase isn't really translatable.

StackExchange: https://latin.stackexchange.com/questions/5270/velocitas-eradico-get-rid-of-speed-or-with-speed-eliminate

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/latin/comments/1tjqwv/velocitas_eradico_translation_help/

MrDemeanour (talk) 15:36, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Wotta lotta flame

There's a lot of flame in the image (File:Railgun_usnavy_2008.jpg) which doesn't somehow convey the idea that the weapon's kinetic energy is not derived explosively. 92.10.212.241 (talk) 19:50, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

It is plasma. 2804:14D:5C59:44A4:48BF:3ECE:B40B:80B2 (talk) 21:48, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Cannot find source for Second paragraph of Tests, about the EDO-0 and EDO-1.

The paragraph

"The Yugoslavian Military Technology Institute developed, within a project named EDO-0, a railgun with 7 kJ kinetic energy, in 1985. In 1987 a successor was created, project EDO-1, that used projectile with a mass of 0.7 kg (1.5 lb) and achieved speeds of 3,000 m/s (9,800 ft/s), and with a mass of 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) reached speeds of 2,400 m/s (7,900 ft/s). It used a track length of 0.7 m (2.3 ft). According to those working on it, with other modifications it was able to achieve a speed of 4,500 m/s (14,800 ft/s). The aim was to achieve projectile speed of 7,000 m/s (23,000 ft/s). "

has no sources, and I am unable to find information that is not a copy paste of this article. Does anyone have a source for this? Cron312 (talk) 05:02, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Upon further investigation, that passage originated in 2008 with the claim that it was the Serbian VTI that developed it, during political tension in Serbia. There was no source at the time, and the IP address of the edit was in Serbia. It was likely propaganda. LainOfTheReal (talk) 00:54, 3 April 2024 (UTC)