Bullets that are fired straight up not only return at terminal velocity, but they also tumble. The real danger, and probably is what happened to the people listed above is when a gun is fired at an angle, like 45 even 60 or more degrees. When the bullet lands, it is still going at a deadly speed (much faster than terminal velocity) and travelling straight and true. I saw two men do just that one new year’s eve. And, of course, just like idiots of other ilk, it was impossible to reason with them.
That’s what it’s like going through human resources to get a tech job. You can have all the experience in the world but not have a degree and you’re dead. They require a degree just to cover their asses. I worked for a small company that made intelligent computer terminals. They hired a guy with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in computer science; he didn’t last a month.
To express temperatures as ratios, the temperatures must be converted to Kelvins. Absolute zero is equal to -459.67F, which means zero Fahrenheit is 459.67 above absolute zero. 459.67 + 98.6 (558.27) equals body temperature above absolute zero in degrees Fahrenheit. %50 warmer is body temperature times 1.5 or 837.4 degrees Fahrenheit above absolute zero. To convert to the actual Fahrenheit scale, subtract 458.67. Therefore %50 warmer than body temperature is 377.73 Fahrenheit. 147.9 is %50 greater than 98.6 ONLY when you’re talking about just numbers, not temperature. I thought Caulfield was smarter than that, maybe he would be if he were real, but Mallett isn’t.
Bullets that are fired straight up not only return at terminal velocity, but they also tumble. The real danger, and probably is what happened to the people listed above is when a gun is fired at an angle, like 45 even 60 or more degrees. When the bullet lands, it is still going at a deadly speed (much faster than terminal velocity) and travelling straight and true. I saw two men do just that one new year’s eve. And, of course, just like idiots of other ilk, it was impossible to reason with them.