My Uncle says you can tell by the way it echos, i think thats bullsh*t but i dunno.
2006-07-04 15:46:50 · 26 answers · asked by Gorilla Hands 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The only thing that I could see as even theoretically making a difference is that the blasts from bullets are generally oriented in a certain direction (down the barrel) and firecrackers aren't so that the sound waves they make might bounce off stuff differently. This is very much like how if you splash the water in a pond in a certain direction and the waves bounce off things one way and if you just tap the water where the waves eminate out in all directions equally and bounce off things another way.
Honestly though, I spent a year in Iraq and I can't tell the difference between gunfire (save M-60's and weapons like that where you can tell from the rate of fire) and most firecrackers based on sound alone. Maybe your uncle has super sonic hearing.
2006-07-04 16:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Uncle is telling you the truth. For the following reasons: When a firearm goes off first you hear the burn- takes a few milliseconds- then you hear the bullet cracking the sound barrier. The difference in sound between the "burn" and the "crack" varies on caliber, the length of the barrel and type of bullet and gunpowder.
An experienced soldier can easily tell the difference between an AK rifle and an M16
2006-07-17 15:11:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gun fire is very loud and lasts longer than a firecracker's bang. The gun barrel keeps reflecting the sound waves, causing a long period of time for the gun fire to be heard. If you see anyone dead bleeding outside, it's gunfire. But if it's a kid, it was fire crackers.
2006-07-13 00:29:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, your uncle is a bullsh*tter.... There is no way... I've been around both a while and there is no way...
Different gun calibers have different sounds, but a firecracker sounds like a small cartridge (.357, 9mm, etc., even a .223 rifle cartridge because the bullet travels around 3800fps).
High power rifles (30'06, .308) have a more booming sound after the crack sound.
2006-07-04 22:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by DT89ACE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gun fire - Two kinds of sounds - 1. bursting of gun powder, and 2. sound due to rapid movement of bullet in the air.
Crackers - One type of sound - sound waves in the air.
Gun fire - The force is directed to the target
Crackers - There is no need of directing the force. It is in random.
Gun fire - leathel
Crackers - only for fun
2006-07-05 00:19:32 · answer #5 · answered by K.J. Jeyabaskaran K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIRST, it all depends on the type of gun your shooting. If you shoot a 50 cal in a neighborhood. Get the the f*** down. Youll kno if that goes off. I dont kno of anyecho. You need something for it to echo off of. Second. I hope no ones shooting guns tonight. Just fireworks
2006-07-04 23:08:03 · answer #6 · answered by mytbouf21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they are not the same,,,to someone who has been exposed to a lot of gun fire yes it is easy to tell the difference,with gun fire the explosion is very directional and seems to last longer, fire crackers the explosion seems to not resonate as long and seems to hit your ear more like a wall then a spear.
2006-07-17 00:47:32 · answer #7 · answered by brp_13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its hard to tell the difference in my opinion - maybe there is an echo to gunfire - sometimes the rythym can be informative - like if it sounds like 6 quick popping in a row AND it sounds lie .38 could be gunfire ... normally a shotgun sound wont sound off 6 in a row...
2006-07-04 23:06:08 · answer #8 · answered by limetemple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soldiers, Police and people who fire handguns on a regular basis can clearly tell the difference.
2006-07-05 01:06:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gun shots are usually long and occur in a single sound.
Fire crackers are usually lit in a bundle and go p-p-p-p
2006-07-19 01:37:59 · answer #10 · answered by _anonymous_ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋