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To: samtheman

Actually you have to compensate for coriolis, the rotation of the earth!


28 posted on 06/22/2017 9:06:21 AM PDT by Bigbrown
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To: Bigbrown

That does make more sense.


29 posted on 06/22/2017 9:08:08 AM PDT by samtheman (FAIL = FAIL Always Involves Liberalism)
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To: Bigbrown
Actually you have to compensate for coriolis, the rotation of the earth!

Not to mention the risk of a pigeon flying into the path of the bullet.

40 posted on 06/22/2017 9:17:35 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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Actually you have to compensate for coriolis, the rotation of the earth!

Interesting! Is the compensation different if you're firing north/south vs. east/west or some degree in between? I intuitively think yes, but I'd never heard this before your post.
45 posted on 06/22/2017 9:22:42 AM PDT by simon says what
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To: Bigbrown

“...Actually you have to compensate for coriolis, the rotation of the earth!”

A lot of people do that after a few drinks. ;)


67 posted on 06/22/2017 8:38:28 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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