Shooting a giant marble. For science
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A few days ago I saw this video passing by in my suggestions but I was like "meh, gonna watch it later". Now it's as good time as any. And I'm glad I did because it's pretty cool to see how much force an 8 inch glass ball can stop. Even the 50 cal didn't make it all the way through, that's impressive.
So the best bulletproof shield would be a bunch of glass balls, I guess. Unless the sun is out, then you'll burn alive, lol.
So the best bulletproof shield would be a bunch of glass balls, I guess. Unless the sun is out, then you'll burn alive, lol.
Also watched this yesterday. I thought this one in particular is interesting because not many of us have held an 8 inch glass ball, but most of us did hold a 500-pack of A4 printing paper, so the impacts on these make it almost tangible.
I did a test as well. I happen to own an air-pressured BB gun, modeled after the Colt M1911.
In case the British government sees this and demands a loicense: I'd like to declare that I do not have the British nationality nor do I live in Great Britain. Get stuffed.
Where I live this is perfectly legal as long as you don't go out waving them around in public like an idiot, and anyone over 18 can just buy these things at a hardware store, the same place where I bought my lawnmower. We have a high-trust society here, it's all for sport.
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I have this set, to be precise.
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Now that we have that out of the way, I loaded up a single 4.5 mm pellet with a pointy tip. I don't have a 500-pack of printer paper laying around, but I don't expect much damage from this BB gun, so a simple notepad will do.
As expected, the number of sheets these tiny projectiles go through is very low. The shot I took only (barely) punctured through 7 of them with the tip, denting the 8th. Then it just bounced off right back to me. The distance was only about 5 meters.
(it's hardly even visible, lol)
In case the British government sees this and demands a loicense: I'd like to declare that I do not have the British nationality nor do I live in Great Britain. Get stuffed.
Where I live this is perfectly legal as long as you don't go out waving them around in public like an idiot, and anyone over 18 can just buy these things at a hardware store, the same place where I bought my lawnmower. We have a high-trust society here, it's all for sport.
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I have this set, to be precise.
Luftpistol med tilbehør
Luftpistol med justerbart sigte og Pump- og Single-shot affyring. Sættet består af: Luftpistol. 500 stk. 4,5 mm. hagl. 100 skydeskiver. Hagl størrelse: 4,5 mm. Udgangshastighed 4,5 mm hagl: 91 m. sek. Luftgevær og luftpistoler sælges ikke i vores webshop og ikke til personer under 18 år.
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Now that we have that out of the way, I loaded up a single 4.5 mm pellet with a pointy tip. I don't have a 500-pack of printer paper laying around, but I don't expect much damage from this BB gun, so a simple notepad will do.
As expected, the number of sheets these tiny projectiles go through is very low. The shot I took only (barely) punctured through 7 of them with the tip, denting the 8th. Then it just bounced off right back to me.
The distance was only about 5 meters.(it's hardly even visible, lol)
Since the BB gun isn't very powerful, do you think a point blank shot would have significantly more power?
Of course, I don't recommend you actually try this for safety reasons due to the flying debris. You'd have to set up a rig with a pull cord and a shield to do this safely.
Of course, I don't recommend you actually try this for safety reasons due to the flying debris. You'd have to set up a rig with a pull cord and a shield to do this safely.
Alright, as precautions I didn't went this far. I merely put on some safety glasses, and a thick work glove. It was sufficient. Here a little clip!
And you're right, there is definitely more power delivery point blank. On this pic it's the top hole. It's bigger and deeper, going in 23 sheets. Holy sheet!
Next week I'm visiting a friend. He has this one:
maxRANGER Luftgevær med lyddæmper 4,5 mm
Luftgevær med integreret lyddæmper og PP-skaft. Manuel sikring og justérbar aftrækker. Justérbart fibersigte. Frontsigte er integreret med lyddæmper. Spor/anlæg til montering af kikkertsigte er integreret i geværet. Haglstørrelse: 4,5 mm. Udgangshastighed: 274 m/sek. Skudafstand: Op til 200 m...
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Mine shoots only 91 meters per second. His 274 m/s. I'll do a distance shot and a point blank shot with that thing as well, for comparison. Should be interesting!
Thanks!Holding...
Ok, glad you didn't put yourself at risk and nice to see that result.
That other gun is so much more powerful that I seriously advise against trying it with that one. If you think back to the Yee Yee Life* video in my first post, he had a pullcord and a transparent shield to protect himself with. I think something like that would be mandatory for that more powerful gun.
*Why such a stupid name?
That other gun is so much more powerful that I seriously advise against trying it with that one. If you think back to the Yee Yee Life* video in my first post, he had a pullcord and a transparent shield to protect himself with. I think something like that would be mandatory for that more powerful gun.
*Why such a stupid name?
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