Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 15, 2004
Transcript:
Danae: Whatchya doin', Jeffrey? Jeffrey: Trying to figure something out. Danae: Wanna talk about it? Jeffrey: K... If you were on the moon, which is a vacuum, and tried to shoot a gun, would it fire? After all, combustion needs an atmosphere with oxygen... or does the casing of the bullet create its own atmosphere? If so, the bullet would travel farther in the reduced gravity, but would it travel faster than it does here on Earth? Danae: Only a boy would think of brining a gun to the moon... Jeffrey: See? This is what happens every time I try to have a serious discussion with a girl!
I think that the circumference of the Moon is way to big. Maybe it’ll work on an asteroid but there you have the problem of an almost negligible gravity so that the bullet will shoot off in space. Otherwise it’s a nice idea.