hippi Loc: Sedalia MO

I can across this while surfing thought it was interesting here is the you now
https://mashable.com/video/bullet-bouncing-off-water-slow-mo-guys?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2HHP4pyqMQU9oRp9Gs07v3wXad2pe5Bwdj1HCFDU1st4x0XoMhA07_ZDQ

pmsc70d Loc: Post Falls, Idaho

That is really amazing

stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

This was once the subject of a strange happening in New York City years ago. A young lady was driving next to Central Park when she suddenly and for no apparent reason drove up onto the sidewalk and stopped after hitting a building. When they got to her, the witnesses found she was dead. After an extensive autopsy and much head scratching they finally found a very small hole behind her left ear. They then determined that she had been shot with a .22 caliber bullet although no one had heard a shot. One of the detectives who was known for having some kind of sixth sense was looking at a map of the city. Suddenly he put his finger on an apartment building and said, "We need to look here." They began interviewing everyone in the building without knowing exactly what they were looking for. They came to one apartment and knocked. The door was answered by a young man who, when he saw the police, said, "How did you find me?" It turned out he was shooting a .22 at ducks on the pond in Central Park. One of the bullets ricocheted off the water. The young lady who died had her car windows open because it was a nice day. The bullet came off the water, went through the open window and hit her just behind her left ear and killed her.

I do not know the fate of the young man.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

Didn’t pilots in WWII skip bombs or torpedos off the sea into enemy ships? Seems I read that somewhere.

Stan

wrangler5 Loc: Missouri

The British developed a bouncing bomb that was used to attach German dams from the "lake" side. When dropped at a specific speed from a specific (very low) altitude at a specific distance from the dam it would bounce the correct number of times to hit the wall of the dam and sink against the wall. A pressure sensitive detonator would blow the bomb far under water, where the water concentrated the force against the concrete and weakened it enough that the weight of the dammed up water would then fracture the entire structure. A 1955 movie The Dam Busters lays out a lot of the details.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

As soon as I saw your title, I thought of the SloMo Guys. They're very good.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Here is a link to the story of the Dambusters raid.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-incredible-story-of-the-dambusters-raid