Thread: a curious question about shooting

Hi all,
I have a curious question about shooting.

Suppose I shoot a gun 180 degree straight up to the sky, where will the bullet land and what will happen to the bullet?

Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by Jenny20

Hi all,
I have a curious question about shooting.

Suppose I shoot a gun 180 degree straight up to the sky, where will the bullet land and what will happen to the bullet?
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You mean 90 degree straight up into the air .

No wonder girls have no idea how to fire guns.

No, 180 degree that mean I'm shooting my gun stright up to the sky.

If 90 degree that mean I am aiming at the target in front of me.

Originally Posted by Jenny20

Sorry , 90 degree!!

Ideally, a bullet is supposed to return to the same place where it started but because of the wind it does not. I saw this on the Mythbusters, they where doing the Myth if a bullet is shot straight up into the air will it kill when it returns down? They had a tough time doing the experiments because even though everything was 90 degrees perfectly the bullet ended up a supprising distance away from the original location.

Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker

Ideally, a bullet is supposed to return to the same place where it started but because of the wind it does not. I saw this on the Mythbusters, they where doing the Myth if a bullet is shot straight up into the air will it kill when it returns down? They had a tough time doing the experiments because even though everything was 90 degrees perfectly the bullet ended up a supprising distance away from the original location.

I think you mean 90 degree with the ground. And what I mean is my arm is 180 degree with my body. But anyway it is the same aiming to the sky.

Thank you for your answer.

Have you ever tried it - shoot your gun straight up to the sky?

Originally Posted by Jenny20

Have you ever tried it - shoot your gun straight up to the sky?

Yes, I was with a friend. He took the gun a shoot it straight into the air. The funny thing is that the .17 bullet returned to the same location and hit him. It was so funny, his reaction when it hit him. Took 20-30 seconds.

Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker

Yes, I was with a friend. He took the gun a shoot it straight into the air. The funny thing is that the .17 bullet returned to the same location and hit him. It was so funny, his reaction when it hit him. Took 20-30 seconds.

Was he hurt?