If the muzzle is pointed in the direction of the center when the bullet leaves the muzzle, what causes the bullet to veer off course? What force causes the bullet to change trajectory from hitting the center every time?
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It is called "Coriolis", Daddy-O. You should try enrolling in a physics class, now that you are retired.
I am retired, so I have much time to spend teaching you physics the proper way. It's terrible what Einstein did to you! Oh, that Coriolis thingy you're talking about, that doesn't occur in the preferred frame because I know the trajectory of the bullet and each guy.
Well, he was one of the greatest physicists ever, I'd rather learn from him than from the resident crackpot. It is refreshing to see that your ignorance extends equally to classical physics. So, you aren't a nutter only when it comes to Einstein but also with respect to Newton. Way, to go, Daddy-O!
Yep. There's no force, and the bullet travels in a straight line. The bullet's trajectory is a straight line based on the muzzle velocity of the gun and (here's the part you missed) the original motion of the gun. That straight line does not go directly towards the center; it goes in a direction that is the sum of those two velocities.
I'm wiping the whole damn thing out and starting from scratch! If it works I use it, if not...file 13. Sorry, SR didn't survive.
Last time, I could not focus in physics class. Because it was like this: [video=youtube;uhiCFdWeQfA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA[/video] Now, its a different teacher, but I still cannot focus. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I think if you are my teacher (in classroom), I will be able to focus.
