What would happen if you fired a gun in a space shuttle?

Question

Or in the vacuum of space for that matter?

Answer 1

In a vacuum, but in a gravitation field, the bullet would fall according to gravity. If the length of the shuttle was not long enough, the bullet would hit a wall.

If no gravity, then the bullet would NOT fall, but would continue until it hit a wall.

Answer 2

The bullet (with mass m) would leave the muzzle at whatever speed it was (call it v), with a momentum of mv and you (with mass M) would acquire a velocity V in the opposite direction of MV. This would happen either inside or outside of the shuttle.

But, if you fired it inside the shuttle, it would most likely punch a hole in the cabin leading to decompression (possibly explosive decompression if you hit the cockpit window) and your eventual death.

Kind of a silly and expensive way to commit suicuide ☺


Doug

Answer 3

The bullet travels ahead. You commute decrease back, (newton's regulation, each action must have a reaction) The ratio of the bullet's mass for your mass (plus the gun and regardless of you're donning) is an similar because the ratio of your speeds. So like if the bullet went one hundred mph you would pass decrease back a million mph in case you weighed 100x as a lot because the bullet or the load of the bullet circumstances its speed is an similar as your weighs circumstances your speed

Answer 4

if u fired a gun in space , it would go very far and alot faster then on earth because of the lack of gravity and no air.

Answer 5

I think that the bullet would exit the gun, but then instead of traveling super-duper fast would be slow and float along. That'd be realllly cool to see!

Answer 6

Someone would get hurt.