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

[David Willey <dwilley+@pitt.edu>]

R. McDermott wrote:
> For the purposes of completeness, it should be pointed out that bullets are 
> not strictly free-falling objects.  A high-velocity rifle bullet fired 
> horizontally, for example, will typically rise during the first half of its 
> flight...............
>   
No, that's wrong. A bullet fired horizontally does not rise at first, it 
only does that if fired at an angle above the horizontal,
cheers,
David