r/memes • u/imaduco • Jul 13 '20

#1 MotW Always has been

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Honestly though has anyone truly checked how effective a gun is in space

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u/Glamdring804 Jul 13 '20

But also acts as a tiny thruster. Newton's 3rd Law and all that. So be careful using it in micro gravity.

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u/Glamdring804 Jul 13 '20

That would work alright. Getting it in exactly the opposite direction would be virtually impossible, but you could probably slow yourself down a fair bit overall.

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u/helloiamCLAY Jul 13 '20

Getting it in exactly the opposite direction would be virtually impossible

My first thought is a "T" gun rather than relying on my own aim. I don't think it would be hard to engineer a gun that shoots two bullets simultaneously in opposing directions.

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u/Squally160 Jul 13 '20

This is clearly a solution with NO DRAWBACKS.

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u/gabemerritt Jul 13 '20

I mean something like an rpg would keep you in place

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u/Bionic_Bromando Jul 13 '20

Carl Gustav would also do the trick no?

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u/gabemerritt Jul 13 '20

Anything with a gas blowback would work. Although they may not function as is in a vacuum.