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Is dirt really the 'best damn bullet stop there is?'

posted 14 years ago by gbrentc22
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Serious question. who knows the answer

[–] burkettryan 14 years ago

I'd say so, since mythbusters showed that being under as little as 3 inches of water made bullets non-lethal that being under a much more dense substance would stop the bullets for sure

[–] Crevan1986 14 years ago

I'd say so, since mythbusters showed that being under as little as 3 inches of water made bullets non-lethal that being under a much more dense substance would stop the bullets for sure

You should watch the full Mythbusters episode, the angle of the bullet entering the water had a lot to do with it.

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[–] I_hatenazis 14 years ago

The fact that the military uses sand bags seems to bare that out.

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[–] every_mn 14 years ago

It's worth noting that sandbags actually become more effective the larger the bullet that hits them. It's been tested that a 9mm hollowpoint will penetrate just as far, if not farther, into sandbags than will a .50 BMG round out of a Barrett rifle or heavy machine gun.

[–] Traianus 14 years ago

It makes sense. A larger bullet has more surface area to be stopped, create drag, cause friction, and it generally strikes more sand. One could push a needle into a sandbag without much trouble; try punching a sandbag with more force, though, and it's not going to get far.

As far as dirt - think about it. Compressed sand/dirt is basically rock. Ever try to punch or kick a dirt surface? Go try it and see how far you get.

[–] GreyHunter 14 years ago

Dirt is better than kevlar. That's why you have to empty an entire clip just to slow down a homeless person, let alone kill one.

Not...not that I go around shooting homeless people. Hand to god.

[–] Bearplaster1 11 years ago

And zombies that would answer a lot of questions climing up from the grave covered in dirt lots of rounds that was a great mythbusters

[–] averagejoeman2013 11 years ago

ROFL.

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