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To: zeugma

How heavy was the projectile? An arrow traveling at 800 fps is a formidable projectile, for instance. Mass matters.


39 posted on 10/19/2015 11:55:25 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Smokin' Joe
How heavy was the projectile? An arrow traveling at 800 fps is a formidable projectile, for instance. Mass matters.

True.  A car hitting you at 30 MPH will hurt a lot more than a feather at 1000 fps. I didn't see any mention of mass.

47 posted on 10/19/2015 12:07:31 PM PDT by zeugma (Zaphod Beeblebrox for president! Or Cruz if Zaphod is unavailable.)
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I also wonder if the mass is a plasma when it strikes, how much more damaging that is?


49 posted on 10/19/2015 12:10:53 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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