Michael Madigan wrote: > 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. >
Ha! A grown man afraid of a penny! How much do you weight, I bet over 150,000 grams, and you're afraid of a little piece of lead worth 13 grams?!? SISSY! And don't start talking about the poor little bullets inertia! We are all acquainted here with your mind, and let me tell you everybody knows it also has thousands of times the inertia of that poor little bullet. > --- 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.
