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RobVG — 11/28/2012 4:00:13 AM (archived)

You have someone hold one of the bullets and you load yours into your rifle. You fire your gun perfectly horizontal and have the other person drop his/her bullet at exactly the same time.

Which hits the ground first?

One other thing, ER is barred from playing. ;)

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A 12kg projectile is fired - Jody - 11/28/2012 1:29:13 AM
- The shape would be a factor, too. - bowser - 11/29/2012 7:30:48 AM
- Re: A 12kg projectile is fired - Jody - 11/29/2012 12:31:42 AM
- What mischief are you up to Jody. I hope this doesn't involve Texas secession. - FrankC - 11/28/2012 6:11:46 AM
  - Re: What mischief are you up to Jody. I hope this doesn't involve Texas secession. - Jody - 11/29/2012 12:31:05 AM
- On earth, at sea level, at the equator, fired towards the West, at a temperature of 80 degrees F, and 50% humidity? - alcaray - 11/28/2012 5:21:50 AM
  - Re: On earth, at sea level, at the equator, fired towards the West, at a temperature of 80 degrees F, and 50% humidity? - Jody - 11/29/2012 12:32:50 AM
- You have two identical bullets ... - RobVG - 11/28/2012 4:00:13 AM
  - Anyone? Beuller? Beuller?... n/t - RobVG - 11/29/2012 1:07:04 AM
    - They did it on mythbusters. - alcaray - 11/29/2012 6:34:04 AM
- 12.5 Kilometers, 50 Kilometers - RobVG - 11/28/2012 3:09:15 AM
  - Houston, we have a problem. An order of magnitude problem. - ER - 11/28/2012 3:36:13 AM
    - I see my mistake. - ER - 11/28/2012 3:40:55 AM
      - Corrected, in metric, our results agree. - ER - 11/28/2012 3:58:58 AM
      - I used a ballistic trajectory calculator :p n/t - RobVG - 11/28/2012 3:53:17 AM
        
        You got the right answer. - ER - 11/28/2012 4:00:51 AM
        
        Thanks for showing your work. - RobVG - 11/28/2012 4:04:12 AM

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