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Can you dodge a real bullet?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Probably not. Depending on the type of ammunition being used and the type of gun it's being fired from, a bullet moves at a speed varying (roughly) from 800 to 2500 feet per second. That translates to speeds between 545 and 1,704 miles per hour. The world record for the 100-meter sprint is 9.58 seconds (Usain Bolt of Jamaica), which translates to 23.26 miles per hour. No one on earth can move faster than that, and most people go a lot slower. A slow bullet is over 23 times faster than Usain Bolt at top speed.

Added: Another way to look at it - in close-combat situations, by the time you hear the sound of the gunshot, the bullet has either already struck you, or passed you by.

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14y ago

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