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Article #7940Re: Reality in movies
From: webdw
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:27
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:27
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In article <JGM.93Jan8153039@vegas.cs.brown.edu> jgm@cs.brown.edu (Jonathan Monsarrat) writes: #Sometimes in television or movies (such as "The Terminator") I #see someone getting thrown back by the force of a bullet hitting them. # #As far as I can guess from physics, bullets don't have enough mass to #do this, even if their entire velocity was stopped against a kevlar vest. # #Am I wrong? No, you are correct. Only MEGA weapons blow people off their feet flying through the air/through windows etc. I first noticed that "schtick" in the John Wayne movie "Rio Bravo". It's becoming common in TV/movies especially when a "magnum" or especially ugly long gun is used. (The enforcement of Newton's Laws is lax in the movie business.) #
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!mvutd.att.com!webdw From: webdw@mvutd.att.com Newsgroups: rec.guns Subject: Re: Reality in movies Message-ID: <1993Jan12.162329.495@cbnews.cb.att.com> Date: 12 Jan 93 18:27:45 GMT Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu Organization: AT&T Lines: 16 Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu