To the idiots that will try this, don’t.
There is a small chance your bullet will kill someone.
It has to end up somewhere.
No, it can not make it passed the Stratosphere… I mean… bullet always come back down.
Nah, bullets don’t go anywhere near escape velocity. Escape velocity is ~11.2km/s and the fastest bullets (FAR faster than most) only go ~4000f/s, which is barely over~1.2km/s.
Any bullet that is shot up will come back down, and not terribly far away, either. Even the biggest artillery systems only have barely over 100km range.
The US government tried that a long while back… The company Spinlaunch is currently working on yeeting stuff into orbit with a centrifuge… So yes, some unusual methods can work.
This works in real-life, too. Try it tonight!
To the idiots that will try this, don’t. There is a small chance your bullet will kill someone. It has to end up somewhere. No, it can not make it passed the Stratosphere… I mean… bullet always come back down.
It’s a valid point. My only counter-point: come on, do it, pussy.
What are you, fuckin’ chicken?
Only libtards don’t shoot at the moon!
Doesn’t that depend on how much accelerant you use?
Nah, bullets don’t go anywhere near escape velocity. Escape velocity is ~11.2km/s and the fastest bullets (FAR faster than most) only go ~4000f/s, which is barely over~1.2km/s.
Any bullet that is shot up will come back down, and not terribly far away, either. Even the biggest artillery systems only have barely over 100km range.
What if my gun is a multi kilometre long railgun?
You’re compensating for something.
The US government tried that a long while back… The company Spinlaunch is currently working on yeeting stuff into orbit with a centrifuge… So yes, some unusual methods can work.
That’s what Elon Musk truly try to accomplish with starlink.