ManwithSupra Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Is it actualy possible to dodge a bullet after you see the barrel flash? (not from point blank but from a resonable distance). I dont think it is but everyone on my desk reckons you could. Surely the time it takes for your brain to register that the gun has fired and changed the electrical signals from your eyes to chemical in your brain back to electrical to start to move your muscles it would be too late and then you’re a polo mint! Dont ask how we started talking about this lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Is it actualy possible to dodge a bullet after you see the barrel flash? (not from point blank but from a resonable distance). I dont think it is but everyone on my desk reckons you could. Surely the time it takes for your brain to register that the gun has fired and changed the electrical signals from your eyes to chemical in your brain back to electrical to start to move your muscles it would be too late and then you’re a polo mint! Dont ask how we started talking about this lol. No and yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Of course it is Neo...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 goood question - anyone have a gun i can use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Dont be stupid. No its not. Average speed for a 9mm handgun round is about 1100 feet per second Typical human Reaction Time is approximately 150 to 300 milliseconds (or 0.15 to 0.30 seconds). Im not going to do the maths but your going to have to be stood a good distance away. and at that distance with a 9mm they are going to miss anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 It is impossible. By the time you have seen the flash the round is already flying through the air at a rapid rate and is alot closer to you/the target by the time you see the flash. Then trying to move/dodge out of the way would take to long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 You work with retards. You should shoot them to both - irradicate such thickos from the planet and also - to prove that they are wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Unless your Chuck Norris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 It is impossible. By the time you have seen the flash the round is already flying through the air at a rapid rate and is alot closer to you/the target by the time you see the flash. Not quite right, the speed of light is still a lot faster than a bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Shane_ Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 dont think its possible, send a mail to mythbusters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Besides, your concept of dodging a bullet (even if you had cat like reactions) may bring you in to line with an otherwise off target shot. Next question please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Next question please. Can a boy swim as fast as a fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Can a boy swim as fast as a fish? An excellent question. No. And the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Can a boy swim as fast as a fish? depends what he's swimming in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Not quite right, the speed of light is still a lot faster than a bullet. Yes it is but how does the flash escape the barrel? Because the bullet has already left. Its the gas pressure that pushes the round out of the barrel at force, the flash is only a bi product(sp). And most weapons have a flash elliminator to reduce it. So when you see the flash the bullet has already left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 These general questions are so stupid. How about constructing a decent quetion before tyring to be clever?! Parameters?.. It's not about dodging a bullet, it's about dodgeing a type of shot from a certain gun of a certain calibre from a certain distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Do you want to try it???? Its possible to dodge a rubber bullet from a H&K L104A1 baton gun as they are about as fast as a cricket fastbowler...... wouldn't reccomend that either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Yes it is but how does the flash escape the barrel? Because the bullet has already left. Its the gas pressure that pushes the round out of the barrel at force, the flash is only a bi product(sp). And most weapons have a flash elliminator to reduce it. So when you see the flash the bullet has already left. I'm sure it'll depend on the gun in question, but isn't there any flash (visible protective explosion rather than superheated gas) leading the round out of the barrel? The round cannot be a perfect fit in the barrell, else it wouldn't move. Either way, you're worrying about an added delay of around 0.00000074561582200 seconds. http://www.witness.net/xlinks/images/gunshot.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Here's another one. If you're in a lift crisis and it's plumeting to the basement, can you jump up at the last minute? Surely? I was having this discussion at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Here's another one. If you're in a lift crisis and it's plumeting to the basement, can you jump up at the last minute? Surely? I was having this discussion at work. Yes you can. It won't save you, but you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Given that light travel faster than bullets so long as the bullet has to travel far enough to create enough elapsed time for the flash to regsiter and you to move enough then you can dodge it. A miss by 1mm is still enough so all you have to do is move enough to miss by 1mm. Obviously a narrower target area needs less time to clear the trajectory if the target moves laterally. A shorter target similarly if the traget moves vertically. etc etc. As others have said for it to be a wothwhile question it need some factors to influence the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 The round cannot be a perfect fit in the barrell, else it wouldn't move. If you try and drop a bullet through a barrel it wont budge. As barrels are rifled so the round forms a airtight seal in the chamber. Once the end cap is struck the explosives push the bullet. The bullet then spins as its going through the rifled barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 If your far enough away of course its possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 If you try and drop a bullet through a barrel it wont budge. As barrels are rifled so the round forms a airtight seal in the chamber. Once the end cap is struck the explosives push the bullet. The bullet then spins as its going through the rifled barrel. Correct. But you know this as you were taught it during your basic training. You will only see the flash after the round leaves the barrel as it is the pressure that moves the bullet. It form's a near perfect fit in the barrell to ensure maximum velocity and an accurate shot. If you were to try this 'experiment' with an old smooth-bore musket you would stand a much better chance of 'doing a neo' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Maybe if you're being sniped at from a mile of so, you might have a couple of seconds of the bullet flying through the air. You'd see the flash way before that, but dodge it.. I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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