GoDogs22 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 4:07 PM, Billings said: Reminds me of a myth Busters episode on dropping a penny from the Empire State Building and could it kill someone. Answer was no A bullet is going to operate much differently than a penny. As we've seen at pretty much every holiday, where someone is incidentally injured or killed by an idiot shooting into the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgreg Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 10:33 AM, mugtang said: What’s to stop China from attaching an EMP to one and them detonating it over a major city, wreaking havoc with the power grid. Well, it would wreck their economy since we're their number one economic partner. People, not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Interesting thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawlorfaithful Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 4:57 PM, GoDogs22 said: A bullet is going to operate much differently than a penny. As we've seen at pretty much every holiday, where someone is incidentally injured or killed by an idiot shooting into the air. Lol yes it would. It’s called terminal velocity. Look it up. We’re all sitting in the dugout. Thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout when all you do is bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgreg Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 https://www.wired.com/2009/10/more-on-mythbusters-shooting-bullets-in-the-air/ People, not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebels18 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 4:55 PM, Nevada Convert said: You’re joking, right? It happens all the time. There’s been studies done on this. An average typical handgun fires at 2,000 to 3,000 feet per second. The best case firing in the air is straight up (hard to do) so there’s no horizontal force component from the gun. It’ll reach 9 to 11,000 feet then tumble back down at 200 to 300 fps terminal velocity. In gun circles, 300 fps is considered surely lethal whether a bullet is tumbling or spinning and stable. It can take a bullet from 20 to 30 seconds to up to 90 to come down. Wind, size of bullet, earth rotation all have an impact on it’s terminal velocity and how much it drifts. Now if you shot a bullet up at an angle that gives it a horizontal component, it could have a higher velocity coming down and not hit terminal velocity. Depends on the angle. If anyone needs to know the seriousness of firing a gun into the air, look up sentencing for people who have fired "warning shots" into the air to ward off potential attackers..... in most cases they would've been better off poppin a cap in the mofo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 5:07 PM, Billings said: Reminds me of a myth Busters episode on dropping a penny from the Empire State Building and could it kill someone. Answer was no Pretty much... Terminal velocity is what it is for any object and a bullets simply ain't gunna kill anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 7:27 PM, thelawlorfaithful said: Lol yes it would. It’s called terminal velocity. Look it up. He is not a smart man. The terminal velocity of an object weighing as much as a bullet, I guess, could hurt somebody, by breaking the skin in a really bad area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 6:54 PM, grandjean87 said: Interesting thread: That was very interesting indeed. +++++ China. Biden it's your move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 5:57 PM, GoDogs22 said: A bullet is going to operate much differently than a penny. As we've seen at pretty much every holiday, where someone is incidentally injured or killed by an idiot shooting into the air. LMFAO LMFAO LMFAO Imagine being so stupid you dion't know how +++++ing Gravity works....hahahahhahahahha Oh, Im dead. This just so on brand for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:18 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said: That was very interesting indeed. +++++ China. Biden it's your move. Move is mostly or all over excepting data recovery. This was not news for intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:21 PM, grandjean87 said: Move is mostly or all over excepting data recovery. This was not news for intelligence. Nope it was sign if disrespect of our air space....which is worse. A blatant +++++ you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:23 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said: Nope it was sign if disrespect of our air space....which is worse. A blatant +++++ you It was a sign of stupidity. Well, a failure of their system and decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:29 PM, grandjean87 said: It was a sign of stupidity. Well, a failure of their system and decision making. China did a dumb dumb? No. +++++ing. Way. Still, we need to respond to it. It's the first time since pearl harbor a hostile government has violated our air space. It really is a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:32 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said: China did a dumb dumb? No. +++++ing. Way. Still, we need to respond to it. It's the first time since pearl harbor a hostile government has violated our air space. It really is a big deal. Apparently, perhaps, not even close to the first time. (Edit -- like I said not news to intelligence.) Seeing a number of recent posts indicating that the Pentagon confirmed during the prior administration a number (3?) of China balloons crossed US air space. Stay tuned. "The official said Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration." https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSF Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 10:12 PM, grandjean87 said: Apparently, perhaps, not even close to the first time. Seeing a number of recent posts indicating that the Pentagon confirmed during the prior administration a number (3?) of China balloons crossed US air space. Stay tuned. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/04/yes-chinese-spy-balloons-flew-over-the-us-when-president-trump-was-in-office-too/ It gives me a headache just trying to think down to your level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 9:26 PM, RSF said: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/02/04/yes-chinese-spy-balloons-flew-over-the-us-when-president-trump-was-in-office-too/ I saw that on Fox News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billings Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:28 PM, grandjean87 said: I saw that on Fox News. Say What????? At least the Germans do it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjean87 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 10:03 PM, Billings said: Say What????? At least the Germans do it right I thought about the beer emoji . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDSUfan Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 7:40 PM, GoDogs22 said: We don't have anything (active) that flies that high, so I have doubts about a plane shootdown. As long as the idiots don't try shooting at it, we'll all be okay. Seems to stretch the imagination that China would send over a balloon instead of, ya know, just using spy satellites like we do. All of our modern fighters can get close enough to shoot it. “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.” -Richard Feynman "When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." -P.J. O’Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...