2006-10-12 08:16:53 · 18 answers · asked by Dana B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
no. it is a bullet not a rocket.
Where will the energy (or force) be coming for that to happen.
2006-10-12 08:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
-All of the energy which is propelling the bullet has already been released once it is out of the gun's barrel. This is true regardless of whether in air or water.
However the medium it is passing through causes deceleration through friction.
The denser the medium, the greater the friction. Therefore it will always decelerate but at different rates for air and water.
So it's RATE of deceleration is reduced as the bullet leaves the water but it is STILL slowing down.
An analogy can be made with a car driver. Driving at 100mph on a level road, if the driver brakes the car will slow down. Releasing the brakes will not speed the car up! In fact it will continue to slow down but at a less noticeable rate. To a passenger with closed eyes, this may give the sensation of an increase in speed but all that's happened is a change in the RATE of deceleration.
2006-10-12 08:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it would not accelerate once out of the water, in fact the bullet its self would mushroom because of the density difference between air and water.
2006-10-12 08:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by Bama78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might think so because the bullet would have more pressure on it's bottom from the water than on top from air, but the gravity pulling down on it would more than counteract that tiny effect.
2006-10-13 11:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I often try to shoot pterodactyls whilst underwater and after exhaustive tests with a ruler I can faithfully say "yes".
2006-10-12 08:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by Nitrous McBread 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot depends on the velocity of the bullet and how far under the water you are.
A lot of energy is dissipated by the density of the water and it may not even break the surface
2006-10-12 08:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ask the Mythbusters on Discovery Channel. They've experimented with bullets and water. If they haven't tried this one, they probably will once they hear about it.
2006-10-12 08:31:34 · answer #7 · answered by LookInsideYourself 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it will not because its velocity is already being slowed by the water and friction of the air will slow it along with gravity
2006-10-12 08:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by daanzig 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No and the greatest possibility is that the gun will blow up in your hand just as though mud. were in the barrel
2006-10-12 08:25:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...in order to accellerate a force must be applied to make it more faster. It will continue to decellerate but at a slower rate
2006-10-12 08:20:14 · answer #10 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋