Re: [Phys-l] Killed by a Falling Bullet? - Myth busters.

[Herb Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@juno.com>]

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:51:39 -0600 Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>
writes:
> At 01:15 PM 1/21/2007, Jack, you wrote:
> > But all bullets are falling when they strike their target.
> >    Regards,    Jack
> > --
> > "Trust me.  I have a lot of experience at this."
>
> Actually no.   Usually, yes.  I can also say,   bullets are usually 
decreasing in speed
>   when they hit their target.  The Myth busters were  perplexed that a
bullet fired high from  a mile away
> was lethal. I assert that that particular bullet was  decelerating too.
>
> Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka! 

Are you SURE that the bullet was decelerating??? 

It might have been decelerating in the horizontal direction because of
air resistance.....
But it was certainly accelerating in the downward direction for the
latter portion of its
descent until it reach a terminal downward velocity.

Herb