Interesting.
Not the answer I’m looking for, but still interesting. Thanks for the information!
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MartianSands@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoRealistically, the mechanism would jam. I doubt the hammer would fall, being squeezed hard against whatever structure supports it
SaltSong@startrek.website 2 days ago
Zwiebel@feddit.org 2 days ago
Probably higly dependent on the specific gun/mechanism
deranger@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Most modern pistols are striker fired not hammer fired.
I’d venture a guess nothing out of the ordinary happens thanks to lube and springs. Gun fires.
MartianSands@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
That’s an implementation detail, not really relevant to my point.
I don’t think you appreciate how powerful those magnets are. Any ferromagnetic object would be doing well to avoid binding up completely when held right up to the device
deranger@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I do appreciate how strong the magnets are. The force between a two 1cm square steel plates in a 2T field is about 159N or 36 lbs of force.
I do not think the contact area between parts of the trigger / sear etc and striker / whatever else are more than 1cm square, they’re also lubricated. Given the orientation of the pistol could also change, making the friction force less effective, I think it’s possible that a pistol is able to fire after being sucked into the MRI.