When shot at with a 50 cal rifle

STLantny · #1 10-13-2005, 11:48 PM

Be 3-5 feet under water. You will not get hurt....it was just on mythbusters. Appearently, being 3 feet or more underwater, you are safe, even from armor piercing rounds.

juanez · #2 10-13-2005, 11:49 PM

Hmmmm...good to know.

TheBlueMonster · #3 10-13-2005, 11:50 PM

which is why all those movies (like Saving Private Ryan) where people get shot under water are not realistic.
But they're still pretty cool.

STLantny · #4 10-13-2005, 11:52 PM

Ya, this fact really blew my mind, after seeing all those movies...you see this huge gun not do [censored] when it hits 2 feet of water.....it was a def wtf moment

Blarg · #5 10-13-2005, 11:52 PM

This is kind of amazing and cool.

dblgutshot · #6 10-13-2005, 11:53 PM

Now to invent my 3-5ft thick water shield.

Freakin · #7 10-13-2005, 11:56 PM

There's a reason why cops use big tanks of water to fire bullets into. Didn't anyone besides me go on a tour of a police station when they were a kid?

mmbt0ne · #8 10-13-2005, 11:58 PM

I'm racking my brain, trying to think about how you can shoot into a tank of water without shooting down. That doesn't seem like it would be too important to a cop.

STLantny · #9 10-14-2005, 12:00 AM

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aye actually, i guess i just never thought of it, but ballistic tests are done in tanks of water....

Freakin · #10 10-14-2005, 12:01 AM

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I'm racking my brain, trying to think about how you can shoot into a tank of water without shooting down. That doesn't seem like it would be too important to a cop.

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The tanks I've seen are basically long metal troughs. They fire at a shallow angle, just like Mythbusters did.

Freakin