[PUGACHEV]

Something is not right about this story. When I was a kid, I once had some .22 Long Rifle shells in my jacket pocket along with a 9V battery. A shell went off when it shorted across battery’s contacts. It just made a muffled, but sharp “pop”, and barely caused my denim jacket to move at all.

[tacticalogic]

Something is not right about this story. When I was a kid, I once had some .22 Long Rifle shells in my jacket pocket along with a 9V battery. A shell went off when it shorted across battery’s contacts. It just made a muffled, but sharp “pop”, and barely caused my denim jacket to move at all.

I'd think you're more likely to be hit by the casing than the bullet.

[GingisK]

My son flattened a loaded .22 casing on the driveway with a hammer. It went off and the casing embedded itself in my son's wrist. The bullet went someplace else.

Son's IQ jumped a few points that day.