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Love_Cannon t1_j8p2udq wrote

Reply to comment by alxwx in Tortoise vs Hare by toonhole

The terminal velocity of a bullet is far lower than its muzzle velocity. While it is still enough to kill if it hits you in the right spot, it wouldn't shatter your head as the illustration suggests.

A vacuum implies the absence of air resistance, which would allow the bullet's fall speed to reach its muzzle speed and actually explode heads.

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alxwx t1_j8p3umb wrote

Sure but anything going 50-90m/s (rough terminal velocity of a 9mm) is still going to leave a hell of a mess of the tortoise

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