At 12:42 PM 6/4/01 -0700, you wrote:
>"Kristin A. Ruhle" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Prince Dipendra, of Nepal
> > >
> > > He killed his family because they didn't allow him to
> > > marry before his 35th birthday, as they were counselled
> > > by _astrologers_
> > >
> > > Rest in Peace, Prince. You deserve a place in Heaven,
> > > with Newton, Einstein, Carl Sagan and Torquemada
> > >
> >
> > How do you know this is true? there re so many crazy rumors going around,
> > and they'll probably never let on what was really happening - saying the
> > shooting was an "accident," indeed! (Oh, he thought it was a toy but it
> > was a REAL MACHINE GUN! And it just went off when he was playing with
> > it! Bang bang bang until EVERYBODY was dead! Puh-leeeeze.....)
>
>Considering that...
>
>..most machine guns run with a 30 round magazine
>..the ROF on most, when set to full auto, is roughly 8-12 rounds per sec
>(depending on model)
>..the notoriously horrid accuracy of all automatic weapons (which is why
>I don't complain when they shoot at heros in movies and the hero
>survives unscathed)
>
>..I seriously doubt it was an accident - although it could've been -
>those things can empty magazines in a HURRY.. but /still/.. its dubious.
>
>-j-
However, the fact that supposedly he left the room after the first burst,
then came back later and fired again, would seem to make the "accident"
theory less credible . . .
-- Ronn! :)
