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Why can a small mass such asa bullet kill a personwhen fired from a gun?
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∙ 8y ago
Simple answer, it makes a hole and the blood all comes out the hole.
More detailed answer, a fired bullet carries a lot of energy, destroys tissues and structures along its path and causes traumatic injury.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoA bullet travels at a very high velocity so it has a lot of impetus.
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Would a bullet fired straight up come down with enough velocity to kill?
Yes. It's possible and it has happened several times for real.
Can a bullet fired straight up in the air kill someone on the ground when it comes back down?
Yes, Google CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE the first article. (WIKI)
If i dropped a penny off an airplane and it hits your head can it kill you?
I say NO. If you mean it is dropped and falls vertically. Discover Channel's "Myth Busters" tried to determine if a bullet would kill you if it was fired directly vertical and falls on its own. The bullet or penny would fall at terminal velocity which is about 120mph. However, they will tumble which slows them down more. This velocity and their mass is not enough to kill you.
If you shot a bullet in to the air could the bullet kill you on its way down?
Yes, it could, or it could kill someone else.
Why is the speed of a recoiling gun less than the speed of the fired bullet?
Newton said "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." The action is pushing the bullet in one direction. Reaction is the gun being pushed in the other. The energy is speed times mass. The gun masses much more than the bullet, and so will move proportionately slower than the bullet. Which is a very good thing- or the recoil of the gun would kill the shooter.
If i shot a bullet into the sky and it came down where I stood would it kill me?
It would kill you although the chances of a bullet returning to earth at the precise spot you fired from would be very unlikely.
Did billy kill the red baron?
It has now been proven that the Red Baron was killed by a rifle bullet fired from the ground.
Would a bullet fired straight up come down with enough velocity to kill?
Yes. It's possible and it has happened several times for real.
Can a bullet fired straight up in the air kill someone on the ground when it comes back down?
Yes, Google CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE the first article. (WIKI)
Why does a gun kill you?
A gun typically is not what kills, unless we are talking about being clubbed with the stock or bayonetted. The bullet fired from the gun combined with the shooter's intent is what kills.
What is the of bullet you need to kill a werewolf?
You need a silver bullet to kill a werewolf.
What gun did James Earl Ray use to kill Dr Martin Luther King?
King was struck by a single .30 bullet fired from a Remington 760 Gamemaster
Will a 22 rifle kill someone a mile away?
Technically speaking, if one fired a .223 (5.56) it could kill at that range. If you are speaking of a .22LR or .22L, it is almost entirely impossible. The only way that a .22 could kill at that distance, is if you fired it at a very high angle and the bullet somehow landed in the eye socket, or punctured an artery in the arm. Just my $0.02
What is a bullet penatration kill on cod mw2?
A bullet penetration kill is when you kill someone thru a solid object, like a wall.
When you see armed people firing off rounds into the air in celebration how high would the bullets go and when falling back down would they be able to kill someone and have there been any instances?
The average bullet fired into the air will go to an average height of 3,000 meters. It is indeed possible for a bullet fired in this manner to strike & kill when returning to land. In fact, we had one happen here in central florida on new years eve.
Why kill someone with a silver bullet?
if they are virgins or werewolfs or vampires or Justin beiber then you have to kill them with a silver bullet
Can a slug bullet kill you?
Yes, any bullet can kill you. The amount of damage a bullet does depends on several factors, basically: where it hits you, how hard it hits you, and how big the bullet is (or how much it expands).
