RE: I don't think that the MOAB killed anyone.
April 15, 2017 at 9:12 am
(This post was last modified: April 15, 2017 at 9:18 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I don't know, as far as an intuitive conclusion or suspicion is concerned I could see how people would wonder just how deep a concussive blast can penetrate the earth. OTOH, the comments offered seem to betray a fundamental (but simple) misunderstanding of physics. It's not just the bomb that Jeh got wrong, bullets as well..and the same thing wrong in both cases. In that light, it's easy to see why "the physics don't make sense" from Jehs POV. If we're being screwed with..it's a damned fine job, lol.
More fun facts about bullets. The average distance for a projectile to accelerate to the speed of sound within a barrel is 4-6 inches...and this might give folks some insight into the general shape of a pistol..any shorter or slower than that and you'll need a subsonic round to prevent excessive tumbling, which reduces (and can reduce to zero..a miss) applied force to target. Thankfully, the projectile is small but dense, and the distances are short..but if you had a supersonic round you wouldn;t want to hit your target before that round reached it's maximum velocity. Essentially, someone climbing into the barrel gets shot that much less hard than someone standing at the end of it..lol. The same is true, for most of the same reasons, when it comes to airburst bombs.
More fun facts about bullets. The average distance for a projectile to accelerate to the speed of sound within a barrel is 4-6 inches...and this might give folks some insight into the general shape of a pistol..any shorter or slower than that and you'll need a subsonic round to prevent excessive tumbling, which reduces (and can reduce to zero..a miss) applied force to target. Thankfully, the projectile is small but dense, and the distances are short..but if you had a supersonic round you wouldn;t want to hit your target before that round reached it's maximum velocity. Essentially, someone climbing into the barrel gets shot that much less hard than someone standing at the end of it..lol. The same is true, for most of the same reasons, when it comes to airburst bombs.
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