• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    People seem to think it should have torn his ear clean off. Bullets can barely nick things.

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      When moving at supersonic velocities, barely nicking something is still enough to transfer enough energy into the ear to, at minimum, leave visible scarring, more likely, require reconstructive surgery.

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      No. They either ricochet off the drywall to make a cool peeeinggg sound effect, or splatter you like a bug in Starship Troopers. Even a .22 short.

      But every gun is a M2 or Barrett.