Delts, Ball State, angry blacks, gunfire

[Tom Earp]

I guess that is How Newton got that bump on His Head from that friggen apple that didnt go up, but certainly fell down = Ta Da = Gravity.

madmax, thanks for pointing this out!

The total incident was shear stupidity in any event.

[Firehouse]

"Dr Karl" is wrong, and I'm not sure where he came up with any of the stuff he's peddling. . Sorry, Madmax. No such thing. Bullets in fee fall pose little or any threat. A typical .38 cal pistol round, or standard NATO 7.62 mm rifle round WILL NOT penetrate a skull in free fall. It might sting, but I doubt it would even draw blood.

[DeltAlum]

Somebody asked "Grandpa." (Whoever he is)

This article seems to agree with the others in the Google search I did.

And, it's easy to understand.

http://goaskgrandpa.com/sample13.htm

Bottom line seems to be:

A) Don't fire a bullet into the air.
B) Definitely don't do it in a vaccum.

Edited because I still don't know how to spell vacuum - vaccum - vacum - vacume - hoover

[LXAAlum]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
Brother Dum Dum lucked out this time.

Looks like he missed out on the part of the DTD Ritual where Newtonian physics are explained in detail....

Oops...did I just type that?

Sorry.

[Tom Earp]

Firehoue, will you be the test subject for this test and see if you or madmax is correct?

Hmm, used to shoot arrows in the air and see how close they would come down with out being hit.

Hell, they came down real fast and stuck in the ground, not bounce off!

Granted, not in a vacum (Dirt Devil), but sure as hell would do some damage.

[neonsparkles]

The guy who shot the gun was not a Delt. he used to be a Ball State student but he is not anymore. And the fight started between two girls (if the rumor mill is correct).

[Rudey]

On my way to San Diego, I saw a Delt with a tshirt that said:
"Delts, melt in your mouth, not in your hand" with an M&M character on it (I believe the green one but I can't remember). Although I figured out the point after thinking about it, I didn't think it was in your face enough.

-Rudey

[roqueemae]

Originally posted by Tom Earp
Firehouse, will you be the test subject for this test and see if you or madmax is correct?

I would like to see that.

[Firehouse]

Hey, Tom. OK, I'll be the guinea pig. In fact I've already done it; I have been struck by a falling bullet: no harm done. Think about it for a moment - don't worry about what grandpa or Dr Ruth or some other internet wannabe "expert" says - just think about it. Bullets are small; yes they're lead, but they're small. The free-fall velocity of a spent round isn't substantially different than however hard you can throw it. Can you throw a small lead bullet hard enough to hurt someone? Well, if you hit them in the eye or teeth, maybe. If you throw it and hit them in the back they'll feel it - maybe it will sting - but you can't kill anyone that way.
Someone else made the point about arrows. You can fire a magazine of bullets into the air and if the spent rounds come down in a group of enemy soldiers it will not do substantial harm. But if you fire a sheath of arrows into the air and they come down on top of the enemy they will wreak havoc. Why? Because the arrowheads are sharp, and the shaft is designed to ensure the arrows strike point-first. in analogy: you can throw a knife, or you can throw a small rock. I'll take my chances with the rock.