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Which gun.... of course it could be a toy gun which can barely even fire, in which case it will be like half a metre, or a .50 BMG (12.7 mm) McMillan bolt-action rifle with the longest kill of 2,430 metres (7,972 ft). All depends on power..

(I think he already quanitified the direction when he said 'straight'.... its called horizontal...

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If you were to drop a bullet at the same moment the rifle bullet is fired, both ought to strike the ground simultaneously. The reason is because the downward force of gravity acts the same on each, whereas a bullet fired towards the ground would enjoy an initial velocity boost, and one fired above the horizontal would begin with a negative velocity.

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Will a bullet travel the same distance straight up that it would horizontally?

No. The horizontal distance depends on how close the the ground the gun is. From the firing position, a bullet dropped to the ground will strike the ground in the same time as a bullet shot horizontally forward.


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If a bullet was fired straight up in a vacuum what speed would it be traveling when it reached the ground?

Exactly the same speed as when it left the barrel (ignoring the distance from the gun to the ground). Why should we do that?


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Can a bullet fired straight up in the air kill someone on the ground when it comes back down?

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What will hit the ground first the bullet shot horizontally or the one dropped?

In theory, if a bullet dropped vertically at the same instant that a bullet is fired horizontally from a gun at the same height, they should both hit the ground at the same time.This example is used to emphasize that that horizontal motion and vertical motion may be analysed separately since they occur independently of each other.This is one of those things that works better in theory than in practice.There is a caveat that is important if you consider doing this in the real world. The process is not happening in a vacuum. The aerodynamics of the bullet fired at high speed is tremendously important. In early gun design, this was not understood and bullets fired from guns were very inaccurate and went up or down or right or left in unpredictable ways. Modern guns stabilize the trajectory by putting a spin on the bullet. The result makes the bullet act like a gyroscope and then to remain pointed forward when it encounters small anomalies in the air and wind. So, the moving bullet is subjected to vertical forces and can not be expected to drop at the same rate as a bullet with no horizontal motion.The principle of independent horizontal and vertical motion works better when illustrated by throwing and dropping heavy rocks. The principle is entirely correct, but there are more vertical forces involved than gravity with the bullets.


How far can any bullet ricochet off the ground?

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How deep can a bullet go into the ground?

To many variables. Depends on caliber of bullet, type of dirt, type of ammo, distance from gun to ground,etc...


Is it possible to shoot a bullet into space from the ground on earth?

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Which bullet strikes the ground first the one that is fires from a rifle or the one that from the rest?

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