If you shoot a gun and drop a bullet from the same height, which will land first??

[ImpulsePainter]

they land at the same fukking time!!!!!!

if you did grade 9 physics you should know this just saying

this is the correct answer

[hawaiian robots]

If shot perfectly vertically: The bullet that was shot out of the gun.

If shoting perfectly horizontally, on a perfectly horizontal field (i.e. don't think of the earth, think of a horizontal plain that goes on until the bullet has landed): They will both meet that vertical plain at the same time.

[colt.45]

Only one the MOON...

On the moon you can drop a hammer and a feather from the same distance and they will both hit the ground at the same time.

DUDDEEEEE



FUKKING CHRIST

THE MOON EXPERIMENT WAS TO PROVE NEWTON'S THEOry WHICH HOLDS ON ALL PLANETS!!!!!!!

BRB HAVING A HEART ATTACK

[dash_riprock]

this is the correct answer

so what if the bullet that came out of the gun weighs less tho

[low blow]

I can't believe some people in this thread are this ****ing dumb. Should go back to highschool.

[jack_of_all]

????

If it could go far enough, it would move tangent to the earth.


Guys, the bullet is shot horizontally from the same height the other one is dropped. initial up/down speed = 0 for BOTH BULLETS initial accel=9.8 m/s DOWN for BOTH BULLETS. velocity in the x direction does nothing (unless it goes really far, then refer to first sentence).

Just because it's moving very fast sideways, doesn't mean it's not falling too. A bullet hits the ground in less than a second fired horizontally, it doesn't cover extra ground by falling slower, it covers it by moving fast.

[colt.45]

so what if the bullet that came out of the gun weighs less tho

the mass has no effect (very serious)

[Yeahbudday]

wow some serious facepalm material in this thread

the bullets will land at the same time assuming the bullet was shot completely horizontal, gravity acts on them the same, it doesn't matter how fast the bullet is traveling horizontally

[McMsquared]

so what if the bullet that came out of the gun weighs less tho

it doesnt matter how much they weigh, acceleration is the same.

[SemperParatus]

dude DOES HORIZONTAL MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU???


strong education in this thread

Did the OP say horizontal???

nevermind, just saw the edit.



contemplating negging OP for not stating that the first time.

[Duckenheimer]

I'm quoting because some of you idiots still aren't getting it. READ^^^

Strong irony for an arrogant fuk who didn't learn how to read:

HE IS TALKING ABOUT A BULLET THAT IS SHOT HORIZONTALLY SUCH THAT THE ACCELERATION IN THE Y PLANE IS SOLEY THE ACCELLERATION DUE TO GRAVITY ON EARTH NAMELY 9.81 m/s^2[/size]


thus they land at THE SAME FUKIING TIME

This was solved on the very first page with several posters distinguishing explicitly between what would happen if the OP was talking about horizontal shooting or pointed towards the ground.

Did the OP say horizontal???

Yes, though it took him time to clarify it. Did the OP say gun pointed towards the ground? Obviously there'd be no point in even asking that question.

[u5711]

no you alla re dumb as ****... if you shoot horizontally the bullet is in essence flying, so you shoot at say 3 feet the bullet will go a mile before it hits the grand pn a perfectly flat surface and the bullet you jand dropped will have fallen much faster. Imagine a frisbee in each hand, drop one from three feet and throw one from three feet and the one you throw will fly for a far longer time than the one you drop.

[k1llsh0t]

LOUD nOISES!!!

am i doing it rite?

[Hugh Jazz]

If it could go far enough, it would move tangent to the earth.


Guys, the bullet is shot horizontally from the same height the other one is dropped. initial up/down speed = 0 for BOTH BULLETS initial accel=9.8 m/s DOWN for BOTH BULLETS. velocity in the x direction does nothing (unless it goes really far, then refer to first sentence).

Just because it's moving very fast sideways, doesn't mean it's not falling too. A bullet hits the ground in less than a second fired horizontally, it doesn't cover extra ground by falling slower, it covers it by moving fast.

o i c

[Master.D.]

Ok, holy fukking ****!

Let's redo this: If you shoot a gun horizontally and drop a bullet from the same height at the exact time that the first bullet is shot, will both hit the ground at the same time?

Or in other words: Is the rate at which an object falls the same regardless of mass?

Um, yes.

Are we ignoring factors such as wind? One can assume that if a bullet is shot horizontally it will travel considerably further away from the other bullet (that is dropped). Therefore it may encounter some more bizarre wind patterns .

[SemperParatus]

Strong irony for an arrogant fuk who didn't learn how to read:

He edited the post after I responded. Strong not a mind reader.

[grovix]

Thread makes me feel good about my education

[dash_riprock]

Did the OP say horizontal???

nevermind, just saw the edit.



contemplating negging OP for not stating that the first time.

rofl i figured you could assume what i meant, i wrote the **** out fast. A fuking mental retard could figure out that a bullet shot at the ground would hit faster than one dropped rofl.

[SemperParatus]

This text is big and red

[Duckenheimer]

He edited the post after I responded. Strong not a mind reader.

Seemed pretty obvious... No less of an arrogant fuk though. You still called everyone an idiot because of your own dumbass presumption.

[k1llsh0t]

so you are telling me if i shot a bullet out of a gun in an open field and at the very same time i shot the bullet, i dropped another bullet, they would hit the ground at the same time? even though the bullet from the gun is traveling against gravity?

wow.... my mind is blown (at your stupidity)

The only thing shooting the gun is doing is giving it a certain horizontal velocity. It does nothing to change the acceleration due to gravity.

9.8 m/s^2 in the -y direction is the same no matter what object it is (in a vacuum).

They are both starting with a 0 m/s velocity in the y direction so both will accelerate towards earth at the same rate. They will both hit at the same time but in obviously different places due to the horizontal velocity of the shot bullet.

[Duckenheimer]

i don't see how the **** that is possible

A bullet shot horizontally isn't travelling against gravity. Easiest explanation:

If it could go far enough, it would move tangent to the earth.


Guys, the bullet is shot horizontally from the same height the other one is dropped. initial up/down speed = 0 for BOTH BULLETS initial accel=9.8 m/s DOWN for BOTH BULLETS. velocity in the x direction does nothing (unless it goes really far, then refer to first sentence).

Just because it's moving very fast sideways, doesn't mean it's not falling too. A bullet hits the ground in less than a second fired horizontally, it doesn't cover extra ground by falling slower, it covers it by moving fast.

[The_Albatross]

This thread should be stickied. I've never seen so much fail. Holy christ.

[TheClips]

no you alla re dumb as ****... if you shoot horizontally the bullet is in essence flying, so you shoot at say 3 feet the bullet will go a mile before it hits the grand pn a perfectly flat surface and the bullet you jand dropped will have fallen much faster. Imagine a frisbee in each hand, drop one from three feet and throw one from three feet and the one you throw will fly for a far longer time than the one you drop.

Umm...........................Frisbee has air resistance, dog. That's like saying, "Which will land first, a hang glider or a burning plane falling out of the sky?"

I would edit your post.

so you are telling me if i shot a bullet out of a gun in an open field and at the very same time i shot the bullet, i dropped another bullet, they would hit the ground at the same time? even though the bullet from the gun is traveling against gravity?

Yes. The bullet would only be working against gravity if you shot it at an upwards angle.

Both bullets will hit the ground at the same time. One will be in front of you, the other will be miles ahead of you, but on the ground.

That's why snipers have to adjust for elevation when trying to make a far away shot. They have to actually aim ABOVE the object in order to time the hit with gravity's effect on the bullet and where it will place the bullet downrange.

[Hugh Jazz]

so you are telling me if i shot a bullet out of a gun in an open field and at the very same time i shot the bullet, i dropped another bullet, they would hit the ground at the same time? even though the bullet from the gun is traveling against gravity?

Gravity pulls things this <--- way now?

[low blow]

i don't see how the **** that is possible

because velocity in the horizontal and vertical are 2 different things

[The_Albatross]

isn't gravity going to be pulling it towards the ground? so as long as its traveling in a straight line, isn't it?

do you know what the **** a vector is?

[Steak_n_Taters]

Srsly, how the **** do people not know this?

[k1llsh0t]

isn't gravity going to be pulling it towards the ground? so as long as its traveling in a straight line, isn't it?

Here is my edit again so that you actually read it:
The only thing shooting the gun is doing is giving it a certain horizontal velocity. It does nothing to change the acceleration due to gravity.

9.8 m/s^2 in the -y direction is the same no matter what object it is (in a vacuum).

They are both starting with a 0 m/s velocity in the y direction so both will accelerate towards earth at the same rate. They will both hit at the same time but in obviously different places due to the horizontal velocity of the shot bullet.

[colt.45]

because velocity in the horizontal and vertical are 2 different things

more specifically there is not gravity in the horizontal except for the coriolis affect which would be negligible in this case