Things in films I just don't get

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

I can never understand that when guns, especially in westerns are fire into the air. No one on the ground is ever killed. Those bullets fired up have to come back down!

I remember hearing about a girl getting hit by a round which was fired in to the air when an Iraqi family was celebrating a wedding. What goes up must come down.

Maybe she was leaning over a balcony when the daft **** let his gun off underneath?
Sounds more plausible.

 

[mad4city]

I can never understand that when guns, especially in westerns are fire into the air. No one on the ground is ever killed. Those bullets fired up have to come back down!

I remember hearing about a girl getting hit by a round which was fired in to the air when an Iraqi family was celebrating a wedding. What goes up must come down.

Well it was bollocks then, the terminal velocity of a falling bullet isn't fast enough to cause anything other than a nasty bump on the noggin.

Don't know if it was a falling bullet but here's some truth in it, though:


<a class="postlink" href="http://www.ucanews.com/news/girl-killed-by-new-years-eve-stray-bullet/66998" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.ucanews.com/news/girl-killed ... llet/66998</a>

Girl killed by New Year's Eve stray bullet President slams celebratory gunfire after seven-year-old dies
ucanews.com reporter, Manila
Philippines
2013-01-03 12:10:58 The death of a young girl yesterday triggered public outrage over the indiscriminate firing of guns during New Year's celebrations.

Schoolchildren in the Manila suburb of Caloocan held a protest march today condemning the death of seven-year-old Stephanie Nicole Ella, who was hit by a stray bullet while watching fireworks on New Year's Eve.

There were some 1,130 fireworks-related injuries and at least 40 people were reportedly hit by wayward bullets over the holidays, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

President Benigno Aquino called Ella's shooting "a sobering reminder of how a reprehensible act from a thoughtless individual can rob our people, particularly our children, of their futures."

He called on the public to "consider the welfare of our countrymen by engaging in celebrations in a responsible and safe manner."

Before the New Year, policemen and soldiers sealed their guns with masking tape to prove they hadn’t been fired as the clock struck midnight.

The New Year in the Philippines is traditionally celebrated with explosions and gunfire, a practice that stems from a Chinese belief that loud noises drive away evil spirits.

 

[jimharri]

Maybe she was leaning over a balcony when the daft **** let his gun off underneath....

I know what you're saying!

 

[Dubai Blue]

I remember hearing about a girl getting hit by a round which was fired in to the air when an Iraqi family was celebrating a wedding. What goes up must come down.

Well it was bollocks then, the terminal velocity of a falling bullet isn't fast enough to cause anything other than a nasty bump on the noggin.

correct.

This article suggests otherwise.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081145/Boy-12-critical-hit-head-New-Year-celebratory-gun-shots--fired-MILES-away.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -away.html</a>

 

[shootmeifipost10k]

Fight scenes

10 bad guys
1 good guy usually steven segal

The bad guys go at him 1 or maybe 2 at a time, the rest watching on as he fucks them up.

Just rush the pony tailed ponce.

Also after a beating within an inch of their life bruising goes away after a day or two when you actually look like the elephant man for a week at least.

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

Fight scenes

10 bad guys
1 good guy usually steven segal

The bad guys go at him 1 or maybe 2 at a time, the rest watching on as he fucks them up.

Just rush the pony tailed ponce.

Also after a beating within an inch of their life bruising goes away after a day or two when you actually look like the elephant man for a week at least.

All the bad guys seem to know some form of martial arts but are fucking shit at it also, if not that they all have guns just dont know how to pull the trigger.

 

[foxy]

Well it was bollocks then, the terminal velocity of a falling bullet isn't fast enough to cause anything other than a nasty bump on the noggin.

correct.

This article suggests otherwise.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081145/Boy-12-critical-hit-head-New-Year-celebratory-gun-shots--fired-MILES-away.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -away.html</a>

Thank you.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_b7a522a2-5617-11e2-8306-001a4bcf887a.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_ne ... f887a.html</a>

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14616491" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14616491</a>

According to a 1962 study, .30 calibre rounds can reach terminal velocities of 300 feet (91m) per second as they fall. More recent research has indicated that 200 feet (61m) per second is enough to penetrate the skull.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

How comes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can talk?

 

[jimharri]

Fight scenes

10 bad guys
1 good guy usually steven segal

The bad guys go at him 1 or maybe 2 at a time, the rest watching on as he fucks them up.

Just rush the pony tailed ponce.

Also after a beating within an inch of their life bruising goes away after a day or two when you actually look like the elephant man for a week at least.

Or Van Damme, or Vin Diesel.....

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

How comes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can talk?

And a 4ft tall rat.