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The first thing to realise is that what goes up, usually comes down. The bullet will come down, but it will come down more slowly. A bullet is fired at a typical muzzle velocity of around 2,700 ft. per second, or around 3,000 kilometres per hour. Once the gases stop pushing it, it begins to slow down due to two forces - the resistance of the air that it's pushing through, and the downward suck of gravity. Remember...gravity sucks.
Typically, a bullet will take around 30 seconds to climb to a height of around three kilometres, at which point it has reached its apex and has a velocity of zero. Then it begins to fall. As the bullet falls, it's subject to two forces...the suck of gravity trying to pull it faster, and the wind resistance slowing it down. The suck of gravity is not as powerful as the explosive gases that pushed it out of the gun barrel. So it will accelerate to a maximum speed of not 3,000 kilometres per hour, but somewhere between 330 and 770 kilometres per hour - depending upon the weight and shape of the bullet.
Now...a speed between 330 and 770 kph is obviously not as much as 3,000 kilometres per hour, but it's more than enough to penetrate your puny little human skull. You need a velocity of only around 220 kilometres per hour to do that. Son of a BITCH!!
So...if your New Year's celebrations include shooting a gun into the air...make sure that you are not in a metropolitan area 'cause you're gonna fuck up someone's holiday.
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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony
"Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus
It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.
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