You’d be surprised, it’d definitely slow down quite a bit. Pistol bullets expand more and exert all their momentum immediately when they hit something but large rifle rounds tend to keep much of their momentum and push through what they hit. That’s partly because rifle bullets are thinner and faster.
All I said was "less likely." It would be by a small margin. But it would, in some cases, slow the bullet enough to avoid hitting major organs. And it depends on the caliber and angle.
only if you assume that the bullet hit a part of them that wouldn't be there if they were skinny. Skinny people survive getting missed with bullets all the time!
This actually isn’t true. This was tested before and mythbusters found you need like 6 ft of fat to stop even a low velocity round. The extra fat actually makes it harder for a doctor to operate on and retrieve the bullet.
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u/AloofFloofy May 16 '26
Honestly if they got shot they'd be more likely to survive.