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If you are travling at the speed of a bullet and then fire a bullet what happens?
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The gun and the bullet are already traveling at a high speed. Firing the gun results in the bullet leaving the gun. Its relative velocity to someone standing still would be twice the speed. But its relative velocity to the gun would simply be the normal speed of the bullet.
A similar question is the one if your traveling in a car at the speed of light what would happen when you turn on the headlights? No one is really sure.
in short, the bullet would go twice the regular speed in a vacuum.
I agree with the first bit and have ed a similar question on here. I find the vacuum bit of the above a bit irrelevant. A bullet fired in a vacuum would emerge at the normal speed (around 2,000+mph for a rifle round) but would carry on forever as there would be no air resistance.
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If you are traveling at the speed of a bullet and then fired a bullet in the opposite direction what happens?
1). Your speed in the forward direction should increase somewhat, since the recoil of the shot adds to your momentum. 2). The bullet you fire in the reverse direction leaves the muzzle with full muzzle velocity and momentum in the reverse direction ... in your frame of reference. Viewed by an observer in the stationary frame of reference ... the one in which you are moving at the speed of a bullet ... the one you fire just dribbles out of the muzzle and falls straight to the ground.
What happens to the speed of the pursued plane when it returns the fire?
When the pursued plane returns the fire, a conservation of momentum in its speed happens. The momentum after the event will be equal to the momentum before the event.
What is the force needed to to fire a 9mm bullet?
A primer will usually get it out of the case.
If you fire a gun from the front of a car with the bullet going in the same direction as the car level with the ground will the bullet's speed increase?
If a bullet was fired towards the groung it would be accelerated at a rate of 9.9 meters per second2 due to the force of gravity. The time gravity would have to act and the velocit of the bullet is so great that the extra velocity would be insignificant.
How fast does a bullet travel in space?
To figure this out first fire the bullet in a place with zero air on earth and see how fast it goes. The ratio between airless earth-speed and airless space-speed would be the same as the ratio between the bullet's and rifle's(As well as the casing combined with the shooter. Both of these are in a sense part of the rifle temporarily) masses. The bullet would travel slower because the rifle and shooter weigh nothing and therefore offers no solid point for the bullet to push off of. [example] * Bullet mass: Shooter+Rifle+casing mass = 1:100 [example] now take this ratio and make it a fraction... (1/100). *Subtract (1/100)th of the airless earth speed and the remainder will be your space speed. *subtract (99/100) from the original earth speed and you would get how fast you would fly backwards when firing the weapon in space. lol no joke the bullets explosion will move YOU because YOU are weightless. * If you stood on your space ship with magnetic boots and fired the bullet straight above your head, then the bullet would travel faster because the ship is now added to the rifles mass.
If you are travelling at the speed of light and fire a bullet what would happen?
it is impossible to fire a bullet a the speed of light
If you are traveling at the speed of a bullet and then fired a bullet in the opposite direction what happens?
1). Your speed in the forward direction should increase somewhat, since the recoil of the shot adds to your momentum. 2). The bullet you fire in the reverse direction leaves the muzzle with full muzzle velocity and momentum in the reverse direction ... in your frame of reference. Viewed by an observer in the stationary frame of reference ... the one in which you are moving at the speed of a bullet ... the one you fire just dribbles out of the muzzle and falls straight to the ground.
What happens if gene p53 is suppressed?
When you fire it the bullet will make less noise.
If you fired a gun in space would you accelerate in the opposite direction at the same speed as the bullet?
No. Assuming you have a gun that can fire in space, you would travel in the opposite direction, conserving momentum, but because you are more massive than the bullet, your speed in the opposite direction would be less. Momentum is mass*velocity, so your speed should be less than the bullet's by the same factor as the ratio of the bullet's mass to your own. You would also start rotating unless your shot was perfectly aligned with your center of mass.If that's not convincing, consider what happens if you shoot a bullet straight into the air. Does the earth move in the opposite direction at the same speed?
What happens to the speed of pursued plane when it returns the fire?
When the pursued plane returns the fire, a conservation of momentum in its speed happens. The momentum after the event will be equal to the momentum before the event.
What happens to the speed of the pursued plane when it returns the fire?
When the pursued plane returns the fire, a conservation of momentum in its speed happens. The momentum after the event will be equal to the momentum before the event.
What does the colt 45 revolver do?
It's main purpose is to fire a .45 caliber bullet which, in turn, will kill or wound any one who happens to be its' line of fire.
What is a bullet casing?
When you shoot a bullet the bullet casing pos out through the ejector and that is where the bullet is and gunpowder to fire it.
What happens when you toss a bullet into a camp fire?
It will explode, usually sending a few fragments of brass and small bits of the fire flying. The bullet itself will usually remain in place, since it weighs much more than the metal cartridge case. This is not a safe practice, however, since the actual event is not at all predictable. A hot piece of sharp brass at high speed could ruin your outing.
What happens when a 25 caliber handgun accidentally fires?
The same thing that happens whenever ANY firearm fires accidentally: The bullet will leave the barrel at a high velocity, and anyone/anything in that bullet's path will be hit. If there is anything flammable near the muzzle, it could catch on fire.
If you fired a bullet and it never dropped would it orbit the earth and hit you?
In theory, yes. In practice, no. In theory, You could fire the bullet with such a great speed that it would orbit the Earth, even if it was only at a height of 1 meter from Earth's surface. In practice, however, their is air resistance. This would cause the bullet to lose speed, and eventually it would fall the the ground.
Are injuries from falling bullets ommon?
They can be- in areas where a lot of people fire guns in the air for celebrations. Depending on the size of the bullet, it can fall with enough speed to cause injuries or death.
