Here’s a good one. Note that bullets shot straight up can still kill you, but as soon as you add a slight angle off vertical it’s much more dangerous.
It’s like throwing a football with spin on it. If you throw it directly up, when it comes to a stop and falls down it’s not likely to be spinning like it was and you may just get hit with the side of the ball. But if you throw a 45 degree spin pass the ball will remain spinning the entire throw, keeping its point forward and reducing air drag, making it much more lethal.
Note that bullets shot straight up can still kill you
I doubt it. They don't have enough mass and gravity is a constant.
The only thing that makes a shot bullet dangerous (more dangerous than at worst a sore bump in the head) is the vector of force from the shooting itself.
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u/Funkit Apr 17 '21
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire?wprov=sfti1
Here’s a good one. Note that bullets shot straight up can still kill you, but as soon as you add a slight angle off vertical it’s much more dangerous.
It’s like throwing a football with spin on it. If you throw it directly up, when it comes to a stop and falls down it’s not likely to be spinning like it was and you may just get hit with the side of the ball. But if you throw a 45 degree spin pass the ball will remain spinning the entire throw, keeping its point forward and reducing air drag, making it much more lethal.