If you shot a bullet in outer space, would it travel forever?

A bullet sitting in a box on a shelf is already is motion, and will remain in motion forever or until it is no longer a bullet, whichever comes first. And personally, I never cared one way or the other whether the damn cat was dead.

Tim

it would be destroyed as soon as it crossed the romulan neutral zone.

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hahahahaha!

No the question is if you fired a mini 14 in outer space would you have a better chance of hitting what you aim at than here on earth.

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Yes, if you fired a mini 14 in space you would stand an excellent chance of hitting space.

Analyzing your question.....you would first have to be in space, the outer envelope of the trophosphere (higher than the flight ceiling of an SR-71 Blackbird). So, until you can get away from the earth's gravitational pull and then launch your bullet, its not a very practical question. Do you know any Nobel winning phycists? They probably could give you better insight into you dilemma.......

Does anyone have a reasonable explanation as to why Vera needed to be put in a space suit to fire?

What caliber for outer space?

Which would be better for space, AR-15 or AK-47?



Steve

crazy-mp said:

All this talk about space and nobody mentioned the wormhole? All you have to do find a wormhole in space fire into that and the bullet will come out some other place in outer space, everybody knows that.

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Sounds like you just figured out JFK's shooters position.

You wouldn't fire a bullet into outer space because you wouldn't be following Colonel Cooper's rules, and he would smite you from the grave.