JT>During the 4th year of the reign of William the Lecherous,
JT> John Sandow spake thusly to Nolan Penney...
JT> JS> Terminal velocity
JT> I've seen this bandied about here, but what does "terminal velocity"
JT> mean?
Literally: Final velocity.  Generally referring to (and in this case) the
fastest velocity of an object.  We were all wondering what the velocity 
of a .22lr bullet would be if fired straight up and fell back to earth.  
My estimate is varied between 2 and 3 times the velocity of a round 
hailstone of similar diameter.  Enough to hurt, and possibly penetrate 
skin, be probably not enough to kill.   The problem comes in when one 
does not fire straight up, and a low arc allows the bullet to retain 
velocity from the initial charge.
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