WEBVTT - Where do bullets go when guns are fired into the air?

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<v Speaker 1>do bullets go when guns are fired straight up into

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<v Speaker 1>the air. You may have seen television programs where people

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<v Speaker 1>who are celebrating fire guns or pistols or machine guns

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<v Speaker 1>straight up into the air as part of the celebration,

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<v Speaker 1>the saying what goes up must come down as an

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<v Speaker 1>appropriate starting point for our conversation here. If you fire

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<v Speaker 1>a gun into the air, the bullet will travel up

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<v Speaker 1>to a mile high, depending on the angle of the

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<v Speaker 1>shot and the power of the gun. Once it reaches

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<v Speaker 1>its apogee, the bullet will fall. Air resistance limits its speed,

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<v Speaker 1>but bullets are designed to be fairly aerodynamic, so the

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<v Speaker 1>speed is still quite lethal. If the bullet happens to

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<v Speaker 1>hit someone in rural areas, the chance of hitting someone

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty remote because the number of people is low,

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<v Speaker 1>but in crowded cities the probability rises dramatically and people

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<v Speaker 1>get killed quite often by stray bullets. Therefore, most major

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<v Speaker 1>cities have laws in place to try to keep people

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<v Speaker 1>from shooting guns into the air in celebration. For more

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