BringBackFergy Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=24113d89dfd8 Can't tell if this is real or not but it's always best to take a shot from an angle for fear of a wayward ricochet. Lesson learned. Edited October 29, 2013 by BringBackFergy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Bloody hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Bloody hell! Yeah - as if the blood stained shirt and thick German accent wasn't enough foreshadowing for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Wow that was crazy... Dude is lucky to have not lost an eye or worse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Wow that was crazy... Dude is lucky to have not lost an eye or worse.... I could sense that's where this was heading when I first started watching it. But seeing the ball in mid flight and the injury at the end almost looked "arranged" for some reason. Either that of all those safety devices he incorporated into the sling shot failed to protect him from his own lapse in judgment (never take a shot from head on - go at an angle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Strange. That reminded me of this little ditty from some time ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Given the dude seems to have bloodstains on his shirt BEFORE he shoots, the result seems pretty well preordained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Strange. That reminded me of this little ditty from some time ago: Greatest day in the life of the camera man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Strange. That reminded me of this little ditty from some time ago: http://youtu.be/wrImp-ek3bI I wouldn't trust half those guys with a super soaker, and only three of them with anything bigger than a potato gun. Especially the last guy. Hey, let's just drop the .577 on the floor. Then pick it up and look down the barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I wouldn't trust half those guys with a super soaker, and only three of them with anything bigger than a potato gun. Especially the last guy. Hey, let's just drop the .577 on the floor. Then pick it up and look down the barrel. Yeah I dont' know much (nothing at all) about guns, but the way A LOT of those guys were just winging that thing around didn't look right to me. Presumably they only had the single shot loaded up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yeah I dont' know much (nothing at all) about guns, but the way A LOT of those guys were just winging that thing around didn't look right to me. Presumably they only had the single shot loaded up? Basic physics. You lean into a gun, tuck it hard against your shoulder, and put your weight on your front foot. Then the weight of your whole body and elasticity of your major muscle groups (thigh muscles and abdominals) soak up the recoil. Lean backwards, put your weight on your back foot, and most of the recoil's only absorbed by your shoulder and obliques. Hold the gun away from your shoulder, and you're not absorbing recoil, you're being hit in the shoulder with it. Same basic Newtonian principles that say "Don't hit yourself in the face with a ricocheting stainless steel ball from a slingshot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Basic physics. You lean into a gun, tuck it hard against your shoulder, and put your weight on your front foot. Then the weight of your whole body and elasticity of your major muscle groups (thigh muscles and abdominals) soak up the recoil. Lean backwards, put your weight on your back foot, and most of the recoil's only absorbed by your shoulder and obliques. Hold the gun away from your shoulder, and you're not absorbing recoil, you're being hit in the shoulder with it. Same basic Newtonian principles that say "Don't hit yourself in the face with a ricocheting stainless steel ball from a slingshot." Very informative, but I wasn't even referring to firing mechanics as much as whipping the rifle around willy nilly, with seemingly no regard for whether or not it was pointed directly in their face; picking it up by the barrel (as you mentioned); letting the damn thing just flail around the floor; yadda yadda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Given the dude seems to have bloodstains on his shirt BEFORE he shoots, the result seems pretty well preordained. He also appears to be near death, wearing a homemade head bandage, and nobody seems concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 He also appears to be near death, wearing a homemade head bandage, and nobody seems concerned. He looked similar to 10% of the guys (and a few of the ladies) before walking into the stadium a few times. This poor fella definitely has a concussion of some sort (I can't figure out if the steel shot is in his forehead or if it deflected). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 That is why you pour Champagne from a bottle not shoot it out you dumbass. !@#$ing Germans. He looked similar to 10% of the guys (and a few of the ladies) before walking into the stadium a few times. This poor fella definitely has a concussion of some sort (I can't figure out if the steel shot is in his forehead or if it deflected). Oh no, it was wedged firmly in his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 That is why you pour Champagne from a bottle not shoot it out you dumbass. !@#$ing Germans. Oh no, it was wedged firmly in his head. . Hey, I have nothing against Germans but the accent made it more enjoyable. As for whether the shot is in his forehead, please put out an APB for DC Tom to explain the speed of the shot hitting the mass of forehead bone and whether it can penetrate. I have no idea if it would lodge in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 . Hey, I have nothing against Germans but the accent made it more enjoyable. As for whether the shot is in his forehead, please put out an APB for DC Tom to explain the speed of the shot hitting the mass of forehead bone and whether it can penetrate. I have no idea if it would lodge in there. I married a German and she'll agree with me on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 . Hey, I have nothing against Germans but the accent made it more enjoyable. As for whether the shot is in his forehead, please put out an APB for DC Tom to explain the speed of the shot hitting the mass of forehead bone and whether it can penetrate. I have no idea if it would lodge in there. Don't need to explain it, just watch the clip. In the second shot (I think), the shot dents the wood backing by about a quarter-inch. That's not enough to penetrate forehead bone (unless you're really soft-headed, like some people I can't mention. Though I can mention they mispell the letter "X".) Still enough to kill, though - depressed fracture and hemorrhage. Guy's lucky. With a good slingshot and better shot (like: lead. Looks like he's using stainless steel bearings, which are too elastic), you theoretically could penetrate a skull. I don't know how easy it is, though. That's one for Mythbusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Sling shot? Who cares? http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=50+cal+ricocect&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=54DC7BC255D12905CC5854DC7BC255D12905CC58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 That is why you pour Champagne from a bottle not shoot it out you dumbass. !@#$ing Germans. Oh no, it was wedged firmly in his head. Unless its Ace of Spades. Can I call you Sweet Pea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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