[TheForge] OT - Yak Gun question

[Bob Willman]

	Falling projectiles are indeed dangerous and will kill.
The volocity is not as high as when they left the muzzle on the
way up, but lethal non-the-less. My guess is that the altitude
would be a couple thousand feet before they started to fall. 
It could be calculated closely if the angle and muzzle velocity 
were known.  


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lynn Emrich
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 11:53 AM
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Subject: [TheForge] OT - Yak Gun question

I'm just hoping that someone will have the knowledge to satisfy my
curiosity. 
There were a couple of incidents reported in the local news about people
being hit by bullets being fired into the air. It doesn't seem logical to me
that a falling piece of lead would gain enough speed to do anyone any real
harm. 
My guess would be something about like throwing the spent bullets at them.
Am I way off on the velocity that a bullet world gain?
Thanks for allowing me an OT question,
Lynn

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