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Old 08-03-2003, 07:08 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Peetster
The escape velocity of the moon is 2.37 km/sec. If you shoot towards earth it's a tad smaller at 2.28 km/sec. A typical Desert Eagle .440 has a muzzle velocity of 1600 fps or .487 km/sec. Not enough to escape or orbit. The bullet is coming back.

Desert Eagle .440? Cool. I thought they only made .50 and 9mm.
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