Comments on: Episode 137: Boomerang Bullet

By: Ndala

Ndala — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:17:14 +0000

Hi adam,I just wanted to thank you for nlslieg your Palm Vii to me some time ago! I still have it standing in my vitrine and have visitors look at it every now and then when I am in the family’s house!Best regards and THANK YOU!!!Tam Hanna

By: ERIC

ERIC — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:23:57 +0000

My brother {stupid} shot his 40 cal glock at a tree.. i heard him shooting..My next door neighbor called and asked if i was shooting i said no ,but the bullet ricocheted of the tree going at a nearly 90% turn and tumbled into the side of the neighbors house.it was a full metal jacket, and him and my neighbor dont like each other now.all my neighbor wanted was the siding of his house repaired… people LIKE THIS NEED their concealed weapon carry permit taken.. He is dangerous and dos nt care about other people//his name is John Hairston

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:34:46 +0000

I wonder how many times the bullet ricocheted in the pipe. I also wonder if it would have had the same return velocity if the bullet had been shot at a sheet of rounded metal with the same radius as the pipe.

By: tom b.

tom b. — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:56:43 +0000

Brandon: A quick google search determines that the Mythbusters covered vertically fired bullets. News reports suggest that falling bullets “may” be deadly – there are confirmed cases of falling bullets killing, however, studies suggest non-lethal velocities. I suspect that the scenario you are referring to is veritably impossible because of the precision calculations necessary. For one, the wind would need to be consistent and secondly, primer and weapon deposit buildups would make the specific feat relatively inaccurate. Furthermore, it is unlikely that a human could fire a weapon with enough precision to reliably hit a specific target in your scenario.

By: Cayle

Cayle — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:24:31 +0000

UYGdly Very true! Makes a change to see somoene spell it out like that. :)

By: colinrodale

colinrodale — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:02:01 +0000

Regarding the tree myth, with the amount of work and know-how required by a medieval army to make this work, they could have just cut the tree down and built a catapult.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:02:21 +0000

the myth is that three ricochets would produce the same effect. …. … good job paying attention

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:00:55 +0000

use a heatgun and it’ll work!!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:10:07 +0000

Guns and cheese… I like your thinking my friend! I second this, I also would like some cheese melting gunshot goodness!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:21:16 +0000

on the subject of bullets making unusual flight paths, I have always wondered if that scene in Sukiyaki Western Django, where Yoshitsune fires his gun up into the wind and the bullet arcs down and hits his target without revealing where he really was, had any merit.
I know it would take immense planning and many tries to pull it off, but my question is can it be done and would the bullet hit with enough force to do any damage?