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  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Speed matters more than mass when calculating kinetic energy.

    Are you sure about that? An air rifle shooting supersonic aluminum pellets has considerably less kinetic energy than a .22 LR bullet, because of the weight of the bullet. Some air rifles actually shoot their projectile faster than a .22, but they have like 10x less energy upon impact.