1549 Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Ok I have a gun in my right hand, and a bullet in my left. I raise both hands to an equal height. Then simultaneously drop the bullet straight down and fire the gun on a completely horizontal path. Which bullet will hit the ground first, the one I drop straight to the ground, or the one I fire horizontally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Ok I have a gun in my right hand, and a bullet in my left. I raise both hands to an equal height. Then simultaneously drop the bullet straight down and fire the gun on a completely horizontal path. Which bullet will hit the ground first, the one I drop straight to the ground, or the one I fire horizontally. If its at equilibrium they will land at the same time...supposedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Ok I have a gun in my right hand, and a bullet in my left. I raise both hands to an equal height. Then simultaneously drop the bullet straight down and fire the gun on a completely horizontal path. Which bullet will hit the ground first, the one I drop straight to the ground, or the one I fire horizontally. In the world of physics, they'd hit at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 In the world of physics, they'd hit at the same time. 9.8 m/s or I think thats what it is in a vacuum. Hell, I got all that physics crapped mushed up so it could be 7.2 m/s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 9.8 m/s or I think thats what it is in a vacuum. Hell, I got all that physics crapped mushed up so it could be 7.2 m/s. 9.8 m/s^2 is the rate of gravity at sea level. Although, in the "real world" with air resistance, I don't know if that would affect either bullet at a different rate, but in a vacuum, a bullet shot from a gun and a bullet dropped from the same height would hit the ground at the exact same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 9.8 m/s^2 is the rate of gravity at sea level. Although, in the "real world" with air resistance, I don't know if that would affect either bullet at a different rate, but in a vacuum, a bullet shot from a gun and a bullet dropped from the same height would hit the ground at the exact same time. Ya in the real world they wouldn't hit at the same time because of wind and gravity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Yup. Both at the same time but I'm sure the curvature of the Earth would also f*** with it slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Yup. Both at the same time but I'm sure the curvature of the Earth would also f*** with it slightly. Curvature? I thought the Earth was flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 f***, I have not the slighest idea, but ya did make me try to think a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 9.8 m/s or I think thats what it is in a vacuum. Hell, I got all that physics crapped mushed up so it could be 7.2 m/s. 1549, why not test this by shooting your gun in a vacuum? Get the OSU Athletic Department's ethics guidelines book - a perfect vacuum you can use! be careful that when the 25¢ bullet falls, some OSU student may try to claim it was worth $22,000 on the insurance payoff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 In a perfect world (vacuum) same time. So if it's not a trick question (i assume it's for a class), they fall at the same rate because gravity is pulling them equally. Horizontal motion does not effect gravity's effect of pulling an object towards the earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 Well everyone I wrote down same time and got it correct! Soxtalk obviously owns phsyics. Thanks for everyones help, our teacher said she is going to do a demonstration but the bullet will be replaced by a bow and arrow. CWSOX, next weekend I will head down OSU for a real experiment. I'll follow your advice and alert the insurance agencies of possible frauds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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