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Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-07-14 21:33:54
Social Science
If you shoot a bullet into the air, does it come back down?
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Anonymous
I know not where...
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Anonymous
Yes.
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Anonymous
Aerodynamic resistance and gravity will slow it until it reverses direction and falls to earth. Compared to the orbital velocity of a spacecraft, a bullet is actually rather slow.
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Anonymous
Yes, unless you achieve orbit by escaping the gravity of the Earth. It goes up, stops and then drops down if shot vertically at 90 degrees off plumb. If shot horizontally it drops down to ground some distance from the gun.
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Anonymous
Yes, it will eventually lose its speed and energy because of gravity and fall back down.
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Anonymous
Yes
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Anonymous
Did they not teach the concept of gravity where you come from? Have you never heard 'what goes up must come down? Have you never watched Mythbusters? If it didn't come down, what would you think it would do? Go into orbit? Yes, it comes down.
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Anonymous
Yes, and it comes back down as fast as it went up. It's dangerous to shoot a bullet into the air. If you must shoot anyplace random, shoot into the ground. You know it won't hit anybody there.
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Anonymous
Yes, as every New Year's Eve in Los Angeles illustrates.