wow, that is crazy
hit by stray bullet at a car show.....
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Still can't believe this Ian......
You are more likely to get struck by lighting, while making a hole-in-one on a 200 yard par 3.
Man, glad your okay OP, that could have been much worse!
Wow! Glad you made it out okay! That could have definately taken a turn for the worst.
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saw this on facebook, crazy.
Glad Dan and I finished cleaning our cars about ten minutes before that.
....I hate people. What are the odds indeed.
I guess that is better than the bullet hitting the body of the car. :shrug:
I guess that is better than the bullet hitting the body of the car. :shrug:
holy hell thats crazy.. that could have been way worse. Glad no one was hurt.
+1 on thinking the title was a play on words and you got hit by a car or something
+1 on thinking the title was a play on words and you got hit by a car or something
Craziest thread I've read in while concerning car shows, what are the odds. 1 billion to 1 lol. Thank you Lord that no one got killed.
If you shoot a bullet straight up into the air it will be coming down at its terminal velocity.
I think a .45 ACP 230 gr would probably hit you at about 65 mph assuming it reached terminal velocity.
Lethal? hmmmm maybe??? If it was a JHP or something like that probably not. Hurt? Yes for sure.
Also realistically the bullet would probably be tumbling a bit so it may go a little slower by up to 12mph (just a guess based on changing the coefficient of drag to a sphere).
If you shoot it at an angle all bets are off so this is in response to shooting straight up and it coming down.
==========---How I got 65mph---================
V =Terminal Velocity
Cd = Coefficient of Drag ~ 0.295 for a "bullet" shape
A = frontal area
rho = density of gas
W = weight of bullet 230 gr (15 g)
d = diameter of bullet = .452 in (11.5 mm = 0.0115 meters)
V = sqrt(2W/Cd*rho*A)
Assume cross sectional area is good enough approximate to frontal area.
Cd = 0.295, W= 15g = 0.015kg, rho=1.164 kg/m^3, A=pi*(d/2)^2=1.0387e-004 m^2
V = (2*.015/(.295*1.164*1.0387e-004))^.5 = 29.0020 m/s
29.0020 (meters / second) = 64.88 mph
Equations are right, I could have done the math wrong though... I suck at arithmetic.:shrug:
I think a .45 ACP 230 gr would probably hit you at about 65 mph assuming it reached terminal velocity.
Lethal? hmmmm maybe??? If it was a JHP or something like that probably not. Hurt? Yes for sure.
Also realistically the bullet would probably be tumbling a bit so it may go a little slower by up to 12mph (just a guess based on changing the coefficient of drag to a sphere).
If you shoot it at an angle all bets are off so this is in response to shooting straight up and it coming down.
==========---How I got 65mph---================
V =Terminal Velocity
Cd = Coefficient of Drag ~ 0.295 for a "bullet" shape
A = frontal area
rho = density of gas
W = weight of bullet 230 gr (15 g)
d = diameter of bullet = .452 in (11.5 mm = 0.0115 meters)
V = sqrt(2W/Cd*rho*A)
Assume cross sectional area is good enough approximate to frontal area.
Cd = 0.295, W= 15g = 0.015kg, rho=1.164 kg/m^3, A=pi*(d/2)^2=1.0387e-004 m^2
V = (2*.015/(.295*1.164*1.0387e-004))^.5 = 29.0020 m/s
29.0020 (meters / second) = 64.88 mph
Equations are right, I could have done the math wrong though... I suck at arithmetic.:shrug:
That could have been fired close or at a decent distance, a round will travel a good distance if fired up into the air at an angle! I have never fired a round up in the air, but i have fired my 45 at a range at targets at 100 yards and YES I have hit them many times. If FIRED at an angle it could've a good distance and for the folks saying it was close that MAY or MAY NOT be the case.
Wow, so thankful that nobody was hit. Like a young child. Or you, of course. But I agree that the odds of this happening are extremely low. Near impossible. Hope you get it fixed to your satisfaction.
Damn that's nuts, glad noone was hurt.
Talking about odds......a guy I work with was struck by a bullet in the hood of his car as he drove down the freeway about 5 years or so ago. We had a guy shooting at cars as they drove down the freeway sniper style. Multiple cars were hit over a month long period. Well turn out the guy who was doing this went to HS and was even on the wrestling team with my friend whos car was struck. Needless to say the guy is now in the Gray Bar Hotel for quite sometime.
Talking about odds......a guy I work with was struck by a bullet in the hood of his car as he drove down the freeway about 5 years or so ago. We had a guy shooting at cars as they drove down the freeway sniper style. Multiple cars were hit over a month long period. Well turn out the guy who was doing this went to HS and was even on the wrestling team with my friend whos car was struck. Needless to say the guy is now in the Gray Bar Hotel for quite sometime.
People are idiots. On July 4th at the lake across from our sub division, a 7 year old caught a stray bullet in the top of his head while walking with his parents to watch the fireworks. His dad noticed he fell down behind him, thought he tripped, only to find blood coming from the top of his head. He was immediately unresponsive and died shortly thereafter. .40 S&W, cops are saying with a 2 mile radius I think. No one has said anything or come forward so far. That really makes me question the theory above about the bullet coming down at only 65 mph.
holy crap! glad no one was hurt. that bullet could have easily came down and killed someone at the car show.
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