[TheForge] Shots fired? - YAK

Fri Nov 15 09:35:01 2002

Bow ... not gun.

-----Original Message-----
From: GHS <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, November 15, 2002 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Shots fired? - YAK

>Even if it was a bullet. It wouldn't be
>necessary to take it personally. Is it
>deer season by you?
>
>Mike Graf
>
>"Walter L. Mullett" wrote:
>>
>> Larry,
>>
>> I think your right, if it was a shot, time will tell.  As far as the
>> fragment or hole, I've not found one and I don't think I will.  If it was
a
>> shot, I think the 2-3 inch slot would indicate a severe angle and if so,
the
>> bullet would have ricocheted.
>>
>> I still cannot believe it was any kind of road debris.  If it was, the
>> object would have to be coming up at a very steep angle because of the
>> distance between the trucks.  At that angle, I don't believe any stone
>> thrown from a tire could hit the window, yet alone break it.  Remember,
the
>> trucks were going in opposite directions - thus reducing the potential
>> impact speed.  In addition, the slot cut in the window was horizontal
>> indicating a wide, heavy object .... or something small traveling very
fast.
>>
>> Walt
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Larry and Pat Brown <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> Date: Friday, November 15, 2002 5:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Shots fired? - YAK
>>
>> >Search the inside of the vehicle real well. If something came in there
will
>> >still be fragments of it. It could have hit at such an angle that the
>> >object glanced off breaking the window. I would watch the newspapers as
>> >someone shooting might do it again confirming that idea. I would guess
it
>> >was road debris.
>> >Larry Brown
>> >
>> >At 10:04 PM 11/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>> >>Allright - for some of you physics buffs...
>> >>
>> >>I was traveling on a 2 lane paved highway in the country and just
passing
>> a
>> >>semi coming in the opposite direction when WHAM .... my driver's side,
>> door
>> >>window was fully crazed.  At first, there was a 2-3 inch x 1/2" slot in
>> the
>> >>window ... just about head height and right beside me, then the whole
>> window
>> >>slowly fell apart into my truck.
>> >>
>> >>When it happened, I realized the truck's cab had just passed but I was
not
>> >>yet beyond his duals.  I looked at my mirror and could also see the
trucks
>> >>mirror and they were both ok.  Thinking maybe something came off the
truck
>> >>or possibly that his wheel had blown, I turned around and caught up
with a
>> >>truck.  Nothing was apparently wrong with the truck and it may be it wa
>> snot
>> >>the same one I had passed since there were two cross roads between
where
>> it
>> >>happened and where I caught up with him.
>> >>
>> >>When I had the window replaced, the repair shop suggested that I report
it
>> >>to the police because he thought there were some shootings in the area.
I
>> >>went ahead and did that but the deputy kind of thought I was mistaken
...
>> >>maybe he even thought I was nuts.  BTW - The deputy said there was a
>> problem
>> >>a couple of years ago in that area but nothing lately and that person
was
>> >>not found.
>> >>
>> >>I have done some thinking about this and there are two things that
concern
>> >>me.  First is the slot that was cut in the window right beside my head.
I
>> >>saw nothing in my side vision and I have a wide vision area.  To cut
this
>> >>slot, the object would have to match that size or be moving very fast
at
>> an
>> >>angle.  Second is that there was glass on my dash on the opposite side
of
>> >>the truck.  That seems to mean that the trajectory of the object was in
>> the
>> >>same direction I was going.
>> >>
>> >>My questions.
>> >>
>> >>What kind of force does it take to break this window?
>> >>Do you think anything thrown up from the front wheels of the truck
could
>> >>have enough power in the limited angle it would have?
>> >>
>> >>I think maybe someone behind me and facing the truck was aiming at the
>> >>truck's windshield and missed.
>> >>
>> >>Any comments?
>> >>
>> >>Walt
>> >>
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