Yup. And if it travelled half a mile, it was not fired at an angle that would cause the round to slow below it’s terminal velocity.

Nope! Can you give me the rundown? Haha.

In the case of this incident (I’m not speaking to hypotheticals, only what is in front of me), he’s firing at a roughly 75 degree angle which is sufficient for bullet to dip below it’s terminal velocity before returning to Earth. .45 ACP is a very, very slow round in terms of firearms and sheds energy very quickly…

You’re right, though neither falls on it’s ideal plane. Bullets (and pennies) tumble when subjected to the drag produced by falling because those forces are never perfectly aligned. Also, hell no! I said it won’t kill or cause serious injury. It’ll still sting like hell though!

Agreed! My statement however, is circumstantial to this video. He’s firing at about 75 degrees. Terminal velocity on a ball .45 ACP is roughly 150fps. I’m not sure how much of a difference there is between the hollow point and ball just because it would be tumbling as it falls. But it’s a definite point of…

Damnit! You’re right, I’m sorry, it won’t happen again...

You are correct, many people die in what is called “falling bullet injuries” from celebratory fire. Except most of the examples provided appear to be “man A accidentally shot man B who was standing up above when he fired his gun in the air in celebration”, “man A shoots man B in the side of the head during…

Let’s just take a second to remember physics. The bullet is propelled upward by a contained explosion. This is what gives it it’s speed. When the bullet reaches the apex, that energy has bled off. On it’s fall back to the earth, the round will only reach its terminal velocity. This falls into the same category as the…

If I may, it appears to me that he was just a little too aggressive getting on the throttle coming out of the turn and was stuck in a position in which letting off = spin, but staying engaged is going to produce tire smoke. He corrects this at the next corner (where he still, almost gets a little squirrelly for the…

Came here to say this. Instead, I shall simply tip my hat to you!

Ha! COTD nomination for this guy.

I had the exact same response, glad to see another great mind out there on the internet!

Just gonna tee that one up for me aren’t you? Lol

Offroad Miata says challenge accepted. Because contrary to some recent opinions...Miata is still, always, the answer.

*Points at self* I modded my S2000 with a driver who didn’t quite understand the limits of his talent. Lesson learned.

“Believe it or not, one psychological test observed that the stress landing on a carrier causes pilots more stress than what troops experience in combat.”

Is that where they throw away the turbos???

Heh, the snark is strong in this one. I approve.

Engine: 13B

Gotta up your game a bit.....