[AT] O.T.--shootin' skunks (357 vrs 38)

[DAVIESW739 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/28/2006 9:16:22 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
rlgoss at evansville.net writes:
Under the right  conditions, a sky-diver could catch a bullet in his
teeth and not damage his  dentures.
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Lets  see the bullet is falling at 200 MPH and the skydiver is falling at 
about 100  MPH, I'm not so sure I would like to catch that bullet in my mouth.

Also  I was about 1.5 miles away from where they were shooting over my house 
and you  could hear the sonic boom from them.  I have a 17/223 Pistol that has 
a MV  of 4000 FPS. Just how fast would that one slow below the speed of 
sound. And how  far would have traveled at that speed in a few seconds. 

Walt

PS  I'm not OLD I'm only 68.