Gravity, how does it work. (I was waiting for people to start droping dead.)

[USMC88-93]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0c6_1408972671

[Great-Kazoo]

It's safe, those are sunni's near the hill.

[Mtn.man]

You can only fall as far as the ground.

we have an excessive amount of gravity in the fab shop.

[Bailey Guns]

Looks like Harris Park on a Sat afternoon.

[Mtn.man]

[facepalm]

[Irving]

Oh man, I missed Cheyenne Wells this year.

[HBARleatherneck]

evidently their ammo group buy worked out, unlike some others.

or their walmart had ammo in stock.

[HoneyBadger]

evidently their ammo group buy worked out, unlike some others.

or their walmart had ammo in stock.

ouch. Still too soon. :(

[smchop]

ouch. Still too soon. :(

Nah, I'm out $3K on that and it was still funny!

[HoneyBadger]

Nah, I'm out $3K on that and it was still funny!
Me too....

[Ronin13]

Looks like Harris Park on a Sat afternoon.
[LOL]Truth!

Falling bullets from gravity only go as fast as terminal velocity, not nearly the speed they were going upon leaving the barrel. Not sure if that's fast enough to kill...

[kidicarus13]

[LOL]Truth!

Falling bullets from gravity only go as fast as terminal velocity, not nearly the speed they were going upon leaving the barrel. Not sure if that's fast enough to kill...


http://forensicoutreach.com/the-falling-bullet-myths-legends-and-terminal-velocity/

Of the millions of rounds fired into the sky by trigger-happy celebrants, most land innocently in empty land. Fortunately, the impact of a falling bullet is much less than that of one fired directly at a target. Major General Julian Hatch, a U.S. Army firearms expert, did extensive testing on ballistics and falling projectiles in the 20′s. He calculated that .30 caliber rounds will reach terminal velocities of 300 feet per second (90 m/s) on descent, and determined that, while most bullets will leave a small dent in the ground when they land, that same bullet travelling between 200 to 330 feet per second can still penetrate human skin. The experience of many hospitalized and killed innocents validate his conclusions.
The popular scientists on the TV show, Mythbusters experimented with the premise that “Bullets fired into the air maintain their lethal capability when they eventually fall back down.”
They found that a bullet fired straight up (an almost impossible achievement for a human), will tumble on its return trip and falls at a slower rate due to terminal velocity. In addition, they found that a bullet in this circumstance is therefore less lethal on impact. However, they also discovered that a bullet fired at a non-vertical angle will be able to maintain its speed enough to be very destructive on impact. In determining if the myth was ‘Busted’, ‘Plausible’ or ‘Confirmed’, they proposed that this myth would receive all three ratings at the same time.

[HoneyBadger]

http://forensicoutreach.com/the-falling-bullet-myths-legends-and-terminal-velocity/

Of the millions of rounds fired into the sky by trigger-happy celebrants, most land innocently in empty land. Fortunately, the impact of a falling bullet is much less than that of one fired directly at a target. Major General Julian Hatch, a U.S. Army firearms expert, did extensive testing on ballistics and falling projectiles in the 20′s. He calculated that .30 caliber rounds will reach terminal velocities of 300 feet per second (90 m/s) on descent, and determined that, while most bullets will leave a small dent in the ground when they land, that same bullet travelling between 200 to 330 feet per second can still penetrate human skin. The experience of many hospitalized and killed innocents validate his conclusions.
The popular scientists on the TV show, Mythbusters experimented with the premise that “Bullets fired into the air maintain their lethal capability when they eventually fall back down.”
They found that a bullet fired straight up (an almost impossible achievement for a human), will tumble on its return trip and falls at a slower rate due to terminal velocity. In addition, they found that a bullet in this circumstance is therefore less lethal on impact. However, they also discovered that a bullet fired at a non-vertical angle will be able to maintain its speed enough to be very destructive on impact. In determining if the myth was ‘Busted’, ‘Plausible’ or ‘Confirmed’, they proposed that this myth would receive all three ratings at the same time.


Thank you for posting that link. I don't think I still had it saved anywhere. [Beer]

[Zundfolge]

[LOL]Truth!

Falling bullets from gravity only go as fast as terminal velocity, not nearly the speed they were going upon leaving the barrel. Not sure if that's fast enough to kill...

This assumes you fire straight up, if you fire at an angle, they don't slow as much.

Another angle people don't get on this is that Islam is a fatalistic society. They know that people could accidentally die as a result of this foolishness but it doesn't matter because if someone dies then it was the will of Allah.

[Ridge]

Pretty much all religions are fatalist.

[Jamnanc]

Looks like about as much gun as you can have with your towels on.

[Gman]

Don't have to worry about setting the forest on fire where they are.

[ZERO THEORY]

Excuse me sir, it's 4:30 PM. Shouldn't you get out of your pajamas and put the cloth back on the table?

[DD977GM2]

This assumes you fire straight up, if you fire at an angle, they don't slow as much.

Another angle people don't get on this is that Islam is a fatalistic society. They know that people could accidentally die as a result of this foolishness but it doesn't matter because if someone dies then it was the will of Allah.

The optimum angle to achieve the greatest distance of a round is 45 degrees. I believe anything over
that will reach the highest it will go then return to earth at terminal velocity and not be lethal.

Think it is 35 degrees or under is when the bullet typically returns to earth faster than terminal velocity
and thus is in the lethal category.

Also from the 70 degree plus angles those fuckers where firing at, Id become a
betting man and say definitely in the terminal velocity category which is 80mph for a typical 7.62x51 170 gr round
if I remember correctly. I am sure someone will correct me on the rate of terminal velocity if I am mistaken.

[Alpha2]

I remember a story about a pilot that pulled his plane out of his T-hangar, fired it up and took off, then ran out of fuel. The story goes that there was a hole in the wing, and another in the hangar roof. Implying that the round penetrated the steel roof, and then his fuel tank, upper skin and lower skin, presumably. It sounded a bit far-fetched to me, even back then.

[OneGuy67]

While I was in Iraq, there was a guy who was about to enter the shower trailer when he was hit in the head with an AK round at a downward angle. The round wasn't going fast enough to penetrate or even crack his skull. Pretty much just broke skin and gave him a mild concussion. Knocked him on his ass though.

[GilpinGuy]

Was this the rich Arab gun shoot convention or something? Most are poor as shit right?