Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
> Robert Coyote wrote:
> >
> > As an example in Momentum
> > Cartridge 44 Magnum
> > Caliber in Inches 0.43
> > Bullet Weight in grains 240
> > Muzzle Velocity in feet per second 1348
> > Muzzle Energy in foot-pounds 941
>
> Which means there is enough energy, leaving the muzzle, for the bullet
> to move 941 pounds one foot in distance. A person who is 157 pounds will
> be moved 6 feet: i.e. knocked on their asses.
For the irony impaired on this list, I should note that Mike Lorrey is
JOKING.
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Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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