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Originally posted by Firehouse
And just in case you're wondering, no, it won't hurt you.
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Actually, yes it will; ChinaBuffet got it essentially correct. The principle involved is
conservation of energy, and is a standard part of any 1st-year physics course.
The short version is, in a closed system (i.e. in the absence of any "outside interference"), the total amount of energy remains the same. In other words, a bullet has the same energy coming back down as it did when it went up. The angle of the shot will have something to say about where it lands, but anyone standing there at the time would be most unfortunate.