on the topic of the Propellant Power of Modern Gunpowder

new pig hunter · Post by **new pig hunter** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:42 pm

Cheers,

Carl

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:49 pm

Wonder if he tried that again?

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:12 pm

What was the load?

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:13 pm

what a dope!

elmo123 · Post by **elmo123** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:47 pm

Let's hope it rendered him sterile so he can't reproduce more like himself.

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:12 pm

elmo123

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:16 pm

That guy is a spazz.

His flailing around totally ruined any opportunity for effective data collection concerning vertical ballistic performance using humans as projectiles.

I'd reckon he's got about a 240 caliber butt.

What powder and how much was used?

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:13 am

It's an automotive airbag. They are tons of fun.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:38 am

Tycer wrote:It's an automotive airbag. They are tons of fun.

They are a blast. When replacing an airbag, we are required to discharge them before shipping back to the manufacturer. When I worked for Nissan, they had a recall on certain ones. I accumulated several, and wired 6 of them together to set of at once. Well, it made quite an impression! The owner came running from across the street, and the cops showed up a couple minutes later!

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:43 am

They will also ruin your day if you are trying to extricate a victim from a crash and it goes off while you are all contorted trying to get a C-Collar/KED on them...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Qj75pb ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=en ... eyx68&NR=1

Frontal Airbag deployment takes approximately 30-55 milliseconds. It takes 100 milliseconds, or 1/10 of a second, to blink an eye.

piller · Post by **piller** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:06 pm

I have seen a couple of people with friction burns on their faces from the airbag. It is so hot and moving so fast it causes a burn much like a burn from a flame. The customers were getting silver sulfadiazene for the burns and Hydrocodone/acetaminophen for the pain. The person in the video is using something that appears to be plywoood to protect him from the airbag.

DixieBoy · Post by **DixieBoy** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:00 pm

piller - Thanks for straightening that out. The video clip is so fast that I thought at least some of that smoke might be coming from his butt !

For once, I might just agree with FW. All of the guy's flailing ruined any chances of gathering accurate ballistic data. Doubt his buddy measured him for ballistic coefficient or sectional density.

Which brings us to the old Monty Python question: "What's the air velocity of an unladen swallow ?" "Well, African or European ?"

Happy Thanksgiving guys. - DixieBoy

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:00 pm

airbag enema.

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:59 pm

DB - the flailing simulates yaw which is why you can never get an accurate BC on a bullet.

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