Tech Ninja
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Cool article on guns and physics.
lifeslittlemysteries.com
"Shooting someone in the back is a cowardly act. In space, "theoretically you could shoot yourself in the back," Schultz said.
You could do it, for example, while in orbit around a planet. Because objects orbiting planets are actually in a constant state of free fall, you have to get the setup just right. You'd have to shoot horizontally at just the right altitude for the bullet to circle the planet and fall back to where it started (you). And you'd also have to consider how much you'll get kicked backwards (and consequently, how much your altitude will change) when you fire.
"The aim has to be perfect," Schultz said."
If you were a cosmonaut you could get this cool three barrel TP-82:
lifeslittlemysteries.com
"Shooting someone in the back is a cowardly act. In space, "theoretically you could shoot yourself in the back," Schultz said.
You could do it, for example, while in orbit around a planet. Because objects orbiting planets are actually in a constant state of free fall, you have to get the setup just right. You'd have to shoot horizontally at just the right altitude for the bullet to circle the planet and fall back to where it started (you). And you'd also have to consider how much you'll get kicked backwards (and consequently, how much your altitude will change) when you fire.
"The aim has to be perfect," Schultz said."
If you were a cosmonaut you could get this cool three barrel TP-82: