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To: philman_36; Salamander; Windflier; humblegunner

OK - Let’s pretend you’re being serious just for a minute.
(Although I strongly suspect you’re yuckking up a storm between posts.)

‘Splain me this one Lucy -

Long distance shooters prove the rotation of the Earth as a sphere every day.
It’s called Coriolis Effect.
If the Earth was flat, the compensation should be equal going either East or West, n’est pas?

But it’s not.
Here’s a simple tutorial - QED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX7dcl_ERNs


78 posted on 02/18/2017 8:43:16 AM PST by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi
A bad shooter proves the Coriolis Effect?!
BWAHAHAHAHA

Firearm Science: Bullet Trajectory
0:31 as soon as the bullet leaves the barrel gravity drag and wind force start acting on
0:38 the projectile

Nothing there about the Coriolis Effect.

85 posted on 02/18/2017 9:41:08 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: shibumi
No mention of Coriolis Effect here either.
Understanding Minute of Angle (MOA) - Long Range Shooting Technique
88 posted on 02/18/2017 9:49:03 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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