Re: [Phys-l] Final velocity of bullets

[Dan MacIsaac <danmacisaac@mac.com>]

<http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special14/articles/ 
1015coldcase15.html>

Actually, I just recalled the 1999 Phoenix death and found it with a
google on Shannon's law.  It's unclear to me whether this was a
terminal velocity (straight up and down) or lesser angle shot
that still had some of the initial horizontal component of
velocity, which could of course be much more.  That'd
depend on the angle of Shannon's head when struck, which
is unknown.

Many places now have similar ordinances against celebratory firing,
though I agree with "slo" below :^).

Dan M

Dan MacIsaac, Associate Professor of Physics, SUNY-Buffalo State College
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On Jan 24, 2007, at 3:20 PM, John Mallinckrodt wrote:

> Been lurking 'til now, but you can count me as one who is skeptical
> of the claims of lethality.  Unless it is pretty long and thin and
> maintains streamlined, non-tumbling motion, I don't really see how 10
> grams of lead could achieve a terminal velocity much in excess of 100
> mph and I have a very hard time imagining that being lethal in all
> but the most unusual of circumstances.
>
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