Nolan was returning fire at Paul 
 about .22 rifle 
 PN> What if you _shot_ it from that airliner...down?
 NP> Oh god, you don't *ever* want to do that!  The force of the recoil at
 NP> high altitudes is magnified due to lower air density.  It can actually
 NP> cause the airplane to flip.
 Well, is that like with all airplanes?  And all calibers?  Or just,
 say, anything smaller than a Mooney and a 30.06?  Or will it work with
 a .22 and a C5....
 NP> of light.  Thus disapproving the theory of relatives.
 Gotta do it then, got some of these relatives...
 NP> Bullets impacting the earth at these speeds can penetrate to the core,
 NP> causing cosmic leakage.  This is a proven fact.  For after WWII, when
 Thought that was quaarks that did that.  Oh, no, he's a character in a
 sci-fi movie...
 NP> many airplanes fired bullets thusly, this leakage caused the polar
 NP> icecaps to melt, starting the reversal of the magnetic fields, and the
 NP> resultant dumbing of America.
 I was wondering how that got started.  Thanks for the lesson.
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