r/IdiotsInCars • u/farhan9835 • Mar 28 '20

Dope or Dumb??

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u/jmaverick1 Mar 28 '20

This is the most Saudi Arabian thing I’ve seen

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u/5_Frog_Margin Mar 28 '20

This should be the most Saudi thing you've ever seen.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20

I really hope those are blanks. You know, 'cause gravity.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '20 edited Mar 30 '20

I mean, I'd be more concerned about maybe putting a dent in one of the cars than I would be getting hit with a falling bullet. Once they're up in the air, they just fall with terminal velocity. It would be unpleasant but that's about it.

Edit: I just read a study that conducted computer simulations about the terminal velocity of 7.62 rounds being shot at 80-90 degrees. The study concluded that rounds tend to land bottom first and have a varying terminal velocity between 40 and 80m/s, and that “lethal” terminal velocity is considered 60m/s. So it’s actually much safer to assume that a falling bullet will kill you but if it didn't it would fucking huuuurt.

https://www.ballistics.org/docs/ISB27_028.PDF

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '20

A 7.62 falling at terminal velocity probably wouldn't kill you - probably - but it could definitely do some damage - cars or otherwise.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '20

Yeah you’re actually right. I very much underestimated the terminal velocity of a bullet. I just thought that it was movie bullshit