Re: A Parents' Day gem

[trappe@PHYSICS.UTEXAS.EDU (Karl Trappe)]

Say what?!!  Now that's a gem!  Karl

> I would not ASSUME that the parent knows the earth is spherical.  If the
> earth is flat but the force of the gunpowder pushes the bullet horizontally
> the force of gravity may not take effect for some considerable time.
> Meanwhile, the merely dropped bullet is just, well, dropping.  :-)
>
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