Mythbusters have begun airing their new shows and their first one had an interesting firearms scenario.
The "myth" they tried to bust was this: That a bullet dropped from a specific height would hit the ground at precisely the same time as a bullet fired from a gun at the same height. According to them, the laws of gravity prevail even though one if dropped and one is fired.
Whatdaya know. They were right. In a very large military warehouse, they had horizontally mounted and fired what appeared to be a .45 . The muzzle was 36" off the ground. At the same time the handgun was triggered, the drop bullet was released. The fired bullet and the dropped bullet both hit at precisely the same moment.
I know I shouldn't be surprised at this but it was cool to see it actually happen. Cool.
Rome
The "myth" they tried to bust was this: That a bullet dropped from a specific height would hit the ground at precisely the same time as a bullet fired from a gun at the same height. According to them, the laws of gravity prevail even though one if dropped and one is fired.
Whatdaya know. They were right. In a very large military warehouse, they had horizontally mounted and fired what appeared to be a .45 . The muzzle was 36" off the ground. At the same time the handgun was triggered, the drop bullet was released. The fired bullet and the dropped bullet both hit at precisely the same moment.
I know I shouldn't be surprised at this but it was cool to see it actually happen. Cool.
Rome