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[desertrat]

Are we assuming perfectly level terrain?

No, for this senario there is a 5000' peak 100 yards in front of the muzzle.

 

[Tinkerbell]

It was a Chrysler.. they've never been known to do anything right.

You're right about that!

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Are we assuming perfectly level terrain?

Yes.

No, for this senario there is a 5000' peak 100 yards in front of the muzzle.

No cheating!!



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[Speedy70]

It was a Chrysler.. they've never been known to do anything right.

I guess it depends on who you ask.

 

[itsbob]

A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun at 3000 feet in the air the same time one is dropped straight down from 3000 feet.

Which hits the ground first?

They'll hit at the same time.. Gravity being a constant and equal force on both objects..


Howzat?

 

[Tinkerbell]

They'll hit at the same time.. Gravity being a constant force on both objects..


Howzat?

But the one fired horizontally is going straight and then arcing down. The other is dropped straight. Wouldn't that affect things? :shrug:

 

[aps45819]

They'll hit at the same time.. Gravity being a constant and equal force on both objects..


Howzat?

wrong unless the terrain is level

 

[desertrat]

My 2000 VW had auto up and down.
Think the auto down feature is to allow rapid cooling of the interior on hot days.

It would be more rapid if they put it on all the windows.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

They'll hit at the same time.. Gravity being a constant and equal force on both objects..


Howzat?

DING DING DING!!!

WINNAH WINNAH WINNAH!!!



Now, why does her car have an auto down but no auto up on her window? And why doesn't the passenger window have the same feature?

 

[aps45819]

But the one fired horizontally is going straight and then arcing down. The other is dropped straight. Wouldn't that affect things? :shrug:

Not over level terrain, gravity affects both objects the same.
If the distance traveled is great, the curvature of the earth comes into play.
That's how things can "orbit" the earth, they're falling around it.

 

[MMDad]

They'll hit at the same time.. Gravity being a constant and equal force on both objects..


Howzat?

My answer was better, and as an Army vet you should be ashamed for not getting it right.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

wrong unless the terrain is level

I should have said over the calm, level ocean.

 

[desertrat]

Why do most cars--I can't speak for brand new ones, but why do the rest have for the driver's side window control automatic down....but not automatic up? Is it harder to put your window down than to put it up? Does it take longer? Am I missing something? I am talking about power windows that, when you press the down button in all the way, you can go back to driving without a second thought while your window rolls itself down. Why, then, is it unnecessary to have the same thing when you would like to roll it up? Any insight would be great.

Safety feature to allow the driver to put the window down with minimum time hand off the wheel. Safety feature to not have them go up auto in case of accidental activation while you have your head out the window chatting up the girl on the bicycle at the stop sign.

 

[desertrat]

I should have said over the calm, level ocean.

With no gulls.

 

[aps45819]

I should have said over the calm, level ocean.

The ocean isn't level, it follows the curvature of the earth

 

[Mikeinsmd]

The ocean isn't level, it follows the curvature of the earth

Ok, it's a .22 caliber.

 

[Tinkerbell]

Ok, it's a .22 caliber.

Okay, but is it still over the ocean? What if a Dolphin or Whale surfaces in front of you right as you shoot the one out of the gun?

 

[desertrat]

Okay, but is it still over the ocean? What if a Dolphin or Whale surfaces in front of you right as you shoot the one out of the gun?

At 3000 feet?

 

[Tinkerbell]

At 3000 feet?

Oh, right! Shamu can't even jump that high.

It would help if the airplane had an auto down feature on it's windows.

 

[lulu belle]

Why do most cars--I can't speak for brand new ones, but why do the rest have for the driver's side window control automatic down....but not automatic up? Is it harder to put your window down than to put it up? Does it take longer? Am I missing something? I am talking about power windows that, when you press the down button in all the way, you can go back to driving without a second thought while your window rolls itself down. Why, then, is it unnecessary to have the same thing when you would like to roll it up? Any insight would be great.

Good question, but still even if you have to hold the button the whole time to put the window up, it still beats having to manually roll it up!