On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:24:52 GMT, "Simon" <shepshep1@excite.com>
brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>
>"Jean-Marc Desperrier" <jmdesp@alussinan.org> wrote in message 
>news:ddst3j$lfa$1@reader1.imaginet.fr...
>> another fool wrote:
>>> declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>> John W. wrote:
>>>> Wonder where the shotgun pellets eventually fell, and at what velocity?
>>>
>>> Having been peppered with shotgun pellets more then a few times while
>>> dove/duck hunting once they start back down they don't have the weight
>>> to gain enough velocity to hurt anything.  It feels like being hit by
>>> blowing sand.
>>
>> Shotgun pellets, yes. Falling bullets can and will kill or disable.
>>
>> I really wondered when seeing the image of Arraft's burial how many people 
>> would be wounded by that. The place was so crowded every falling bullet 
>> would become a hazard, and they were firing everywhere.
>
>How much does a bullet weigh? a bullet shot strait up vertically will loose 
>all of its speed before it starts to fall back to earth. The bullet only has 
>gravity to accelerate it, I've read that the terminal velocity of a falling 
>bullet would be around 200 mph. Would a 200 mph bullet kill you? 

Pay attention to the news and you can hear about cases where this
actually happens; it isn't just theoretical conjecture.




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