• BaroqueInMind
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    8 hours ago

    A bullet is technically not flying, it’s falling while traveling really fast, otherwise you wouldn’t need to compensate for drop over distance. Warhammer 40k bolters fly because they are essentially self guided rockets

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      5 hours ago

      falling while traveling really fas

      This is the best normal translation of “a ballistic trajectory” i’ve ever seen.

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        42 minutes ago

        Reminds me of the Hitchhiker’s Guide sequels with their method of flying as “throwing yourself at the ground and missing” which is essentially describing an orbit.