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<blockquote data-quote="Wedgy" data-source="post: 1838616" data-attributes="member: 64108"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong><a href="https://mythresults.com/curving-bullets" target="_blank">MythBusters Episode 123: Curving Bullets</a></strong></span></p><p>Premier Date: June 10, 2009</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>A shooter can curve a bullet around an obstacle by swinging or flicking his or her arm. (Based on scenes from the movie <em>Wanted</em>.)</strong></span></p><p>BUSTED</p><p>The Build Team first went to a shooting range and set up a target with a wooden obstacle halfway between themselves and the target. Grant, Tory, and Kari each attempted to imitate the movie characters and shoot a bullet from a handgun around the obstacle by swinging the gun in an arc as they shot. No one was able to accomplish the feat. To continue testing, the team created a robot that could swing a gun at superhuman speeds. They set up a row of five large planes of paper, each parallel to the others to help determine the bullets' paths. After each shot, they used a laser pointer to see if all five of the holes lined up. Even with the gun being swung by the robot, the bullet paths were completely straight. Finally, the team tried modifying the gun and bullets. With a de-rifled gun barrel and unbalanced bullets, the bullets tumbled through the air but still flew along a straight path.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wedgy, post: 1838616, member: 64108"] [SIZE=7][B][URL='https://mythresults.com/curving-bullets']MythBusters Episode 123: Curving Bullets[/URL][/B][/SIZE] Premier Date: June 10, 2009 [SIZE=5][B]A shooter can curve a bullet around an obstacle by swinging or flicking his or her arm. (Based on scenes from the movie [I]Wanted[/I].)[/B][/SIZE] BUSTED The Build Team first went to a shooting range and set up a target with a wooden obstacle halfway between themselves and the target. Grant, Tory, and Kari each attempted to imitate the movie characters and shoot a bullet from a handgun around the obstacle by swinging the gun in an arc as they shot. No one was able to accomplish the feat. To continue testing, the team created a robot that could swing a gun at superhuman speeds. They set up a row of five large planes of paper, each parallel to the others to help determine the bullets’ paths. After each shot, they used a laser pointer to see if all five of the holes lined up. Even with the gun being swung by the robot, the bullet paths were completely straight. Finally, the team tried modifying the gun and bullets. With a de-rifled gun barrel and unbalanced bullets, the bullets tumbled through the air but still flew along a straight path. [/QUOTE]
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