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[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (22 children)

Fun fact about this in real life: A problem that gunmakers have had to deal with is that, although a faster-moving bullet fires straighter and penetrates better into its target, if the bullet moves too fast it will just poke a hole straight through a person without imparting enough of its kinetic energy onto them to be able to do real damage. So, i doubt the peasant railgun would be effective in real life.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Pure theory, likely never ever going to be real, but could a bullet move so fast that it goes through someone without even damaging them?

[–] Natanael 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Define damage. Can it pass through the middle of organs? Sure, if it hits just right. But that's not so much a question of speed.

You'd need a pin needle shape to have a chance of piercing an organ without causing lasting damage, but it will probably break on impact

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Just like ghosting through it or something

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