Since you asked, I think you are probably snowed in up thar and bored.what do you think?
Dave P "will land to the west of where it was fired due to the rotation of the earth."
Only in the northern hemisphere. Opposite if you are south of the equator.
Will it kill someone? Unlikely.
Probably has the potential to hurt someone but not kill. If a spark plug won't kill a falling 9mm may not even be noticeable. As a kid I thru a spark plug so high I had time to walk around some. Landed on my head and the.blood soaked my hair down to my neck. No medical at all. The other guys parent took him away and closed the door.
I'm still here.
According to the doctors, a spent bullet falls back to Earth with a speed of between 90 and 180 metres per second. A bullet travelling at less than 60 metres per second can cause a fatal skull injury.
As a kid I thru a spark plug so high I had time to walk around some. Landed on my head and the.blood soaked my hair down to my neck.
If it hit her 1.5 miles away it obviously wasn't fired straight up in the air.jmr40 said:This girl was killed from a muzzle loader fired into the air from 1.5 miles away.
A tumbling bullet falls at around 150fps (102mph). That's probably the most likely scenario for a pistol bullet. I wouldn't stand under one for fun, but it's unlikely to kill or seriously injure an adult.A human body in free fall maxes out around 130 mph, or about 190 fps. I doubt a bullet goes much faster.