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Old 06-04-2009, 10:24 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by damaticous View Post
Actually, from what I remember, the ball bearing in your hand would hit the ground first.

when you fire a bullet from a gun the bullet tends to arch upward a bit, so it is actually falling at a different height from the one that is dropped.

I could be wrong, but I remember reading that or seeing it on TV or something.

Otherwise, yes, they'd hit the ground at the same time.
Oh, ah... we're discussing a perfect gun that does not send a bullet upward at all.

But yeah, that would screw it up.
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