I worked with an engineer who claims they had developed a turret that can turn in a circle 361 degrees. Is this physicly possible?
2006-10-04 08:54:35 · 12 answers · asked by dewhatulike 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
uhh yea, that means they can turn a full circle and a little bit more. I wouldnt besurprised if it goes more than 1 full circle.
2006-10-04 08:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by leikevy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically speaking any turret that can turn 360 degrees can turn more than 360, but the engineer could be talking about a turret that can rotate a certain number of degrees on a horizontal plane and a certain number of degrees on a vertical plane that add up to 361. For example, a turret that can rotate 270 degrees on a horiozontal plane and 91 on a vertical plane can rotate 361 degrees.
2006-10-04 09:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by smartass 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. There is no such thing as a circle of 361 degrees.
If, however, the engineer was talking loosely about how frickin wonderful that a tank turret can turn a little more than one full turn, then yes its possible.
2006-10-04 09:08:13 · answer #3 · answered by designer_brian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a trick question. A circle has 360 degrees. A turret can make as many 360 degree revolutions that it wants to. Two revolutions would be 720 degrees.
2006-10-04 08:56:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Would that mean it can go 1 degree past a full circle. I can conceive of this concept, that the turret could not spin an infinite number of revolutions. This could be due to the wiring to something on the turret.
2006-10-04 10:10:16 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is only 360 degrees in a circle. Tanks and other military vehicles, which have turrets, can turn the turrets, continuously, in either direction.
2006-10-04 08:58:19 · answer #6 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a turret can do 360 (a full turn), it is likely it is so engineered that it can do as many turns as you want. so it could do 361 degrees, or 540, or 720 (2 turns) for that matter. Once something is free to turn, it can turn as many turns as you want.
2006-10-04 08:58:09 · answer #7 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think this engineer was pulling your leg a circle has only 360 degrees.
2006-10-04 09:58:41 · answer #8 · answered by ec1177 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have to turn all the way around and then go one degree more. I'm not entirely sure what the point would be to limit it to one degree.
2006-10-04 08:56:53 · answer #9 · answered by razorj06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what you mean? 360 is a full revolution. you mean it could do more than one complete revolution and keep turning?
2006-10-04 08:55:51 · answer #10 · answered by Funchy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋