Ballistics

possible reason for the Soviet’s downfall, as they had to purchase and maintain twice as many nuclear stockpiles as the US did. At the time of the talks, the US and Soviet Union had begun the process of creating anti-ballistic missiles which would protect them in the event that they were attacked with nuclear weapons. Interestingly enough, even this was seen as threatening as the nuclear weapons themselves. Anti-ballistic missiles are surface-to-air missiles which are capable of countering ballistic missiles used to deliver nuclear, chemical, or biological warheads. The development of these systems were important to both the US and Soviet Union because it meant that they could protect…

The study of bullet trajectory and the dynamics of other projectiles is called ballistics. Ballistics can be used to determine the speed of a bullet on impact, the angle of the bullet, the caliber, the distance from which the bullet was shot and other extremely important aspects of a crime scene. Ballistics can also lead to discovering what kind of firearm was used at the scene of the crime. Considering handguns are the most common type of weapon used, it may come as a surprise that individuals…

Ballistic Stretching- Ballistic stretching is similar to dynamic stretching however it uses a bouncing or jerking movement to increase the range of motion. Dynamic stretches are controlled body movements which take you to the limits of your range of motion. Ballistic Stretching would most benefit gymnastics as in this sport you need a greater range of movement in order to perform better routines due to you being able to stretch further. Footballers can also benefit from this as they suffer many…

1.How does Marcia call Luke? Eye Candy 2. How many bulls do Luke and his mother own? 9 3.What does PBR means? Professional bull riders 4.What day is it when Ira wakes up again? Sunday, February 6th, 2011 5.When did Ira’s actual war experiences begin? They began on October 2nd 6. What brought Ira to want to end things between he and Ruth? He got the mumps while he was in the hospital and became sterile because of it. 7.Where did Marcia talk to Brian for the last time? At the rodeo 8. What were…

The assigned article for this week of the gunstock checkering lab is titled "Stippling: Checkering's ugly cousin". The article is authored by Russell Corbitt, and originally appeared in the September 2006 issue of American Gunsmith magazine. Mr. Corbitt begins his article stating that checkering can be expensive. It may not also be practical on a firearm that will see it's share of field time (or be used and abused). One alternative is gripping tape, although it can be an eyesore. The other…

Learning Projectile Motion via Potato Launchers (Prompt 2) Launching Potatoes through potato launchers may seem like an ordinary activity that people do to have fun but principles of physics are present in this activity. Launching Potatoes through Potato launchers is an example of projectile motion, it also shows how gravity can impact acceleration. Projectile motion occurs when an object is thrown and it moves along a curve due to gravity. The only force that a project has during projectile…

Harold Sandoval, 08 Apr 17, article review assignment, hasa03953, BBS 100 Wk. 7 The assigned reading material for this week of the course is authored by Nathan Foster, and titled "The effects of Meplat on terminal ballistics". The article appeared on ballisticstudies.com (http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/The+Effects+Of+The+Meplat+On+Terminal+Ballistics.html) Mr. Foster opened his article by providing a little backdrop on the word "meplat". It is French in origin, and means…

made his way up to the top four years later when he built the world’s most capable liquid-fuel rocket (Neufeld, 2007). Wernher started out at the bottom of the army, but eventually became very well known world wide. Wernher realized he got himself into a job with responsibilities he did not want to take on. When he joined the rocket-building team in 1934, he had no idea their motives were to build a long-range ballistic missile. Trying to steer their attention in another direction, Von Braun…

Starting off with the chain bodysuits in medieval times, body armor has evolved through many technological advances. During current military operations, Soldiers are suited up with bulletproof vests, and outer tactical vests with ballistic material for bullet resistance. The progress of body armor over many many years has gone all the was from animal skins, to chains covering a knight's body, all the way to ballistic vests, fully bulletproof suits, military helmets with bullet proof technology…

More Americans have died during the Civil War than any other war. 620,000 soldiers died in the line of duty. Two-thirds of these didn’t die from wounds. They died from diseases such as typhoid and dysentery. Civil War medicine was not yet advanced enough to connect a lack of hygiene with an influx of disease. Lack of hygiene in hospitals and camps also contributed to the spread of disease. Placing a latrine downstream away from the clean water supply was sometimes also overlooked. Disease spread…