Exactly. Also, a bullet made of lead is going to have a hell of a lot more mometum than a penny.
a 44 caliber bullet weighs 210 grains or 13.6 grams a penny weighs 2.5 grams so the bullet weighs 5.44 times a penny, so the momentum is 5.44 times that of a penny. --- Paul Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/30/07, Nicholas Geti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > It is stupid but the bullets do not come down with > the same force that they > > go up due to air resistance. The Mythbusters show > demonstrated this with > > pennies dropped from a high building. No matter > how high the building, the > > pennies always landed with the same speed and > force. The force was not > > enough to cause any damage other than a little > pain if they hit their heads. > > > > The principle is called "terminal velocity". > People jumping out of airplanes > > reach about 100 mph and never fall any faster as > the height is increased. > > Pennies or people <> bullets > Bullets are somewhat more aerodynamic! > > -- > Paul > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
