Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
When a high velocity projectile, such as a bullet, fractures a pane of glass, it can leave what is known as a cone fracture. [5] A cone fracture is a hole in a glass pane surrounded by radial and concentric fractures. The hole is narrower at the point of entry and widens towards the exit point, giving the appearance of a cone. [5]
What's a 'door plug' and why do airliners have them? How does a smartphone still work after falling three miles? We have answers to these and other questions stemming from Alaska Flight 1282.
Bullet parts: 1 metal jacket, 2 lead core, 3 steel penetrator. Terminal ballistics is a sub-field of ballistics concerned with the behavior and effects of a projectile when it hits and transfers its energy to a target. Bullet design (as well as the velocity of impact) largely determines the effectiveness of penetration. [1]
The bullet's angle of trajectory at the point where it penetrates the skin can influence the shape of the abrasion collar. This can be used by forensic pathologists in discerning an approximate angle of entry and is important in investigations of gunshot wound victims, where evidence of the gunshot's origin is necessary to determine whether the death was homicidal, suicidal, or accidental.
Two shooting victims came in, a man and a woman, about two hours apart, and were quickly patched up. The man was shot twice, in a wrist and a thigh—four holes, not life-threatening. The woman was shot once in the thigh with a small entry wound but no exit wound—a stray bullet that struck her while she was walking down the street.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Trauma from a gunshot wound varies widely based on the bullet, velocity, mass, entry point, trajectory, affected anatomy, and exit point. Gunshot wounds can be particularly devastating compared to other penetrating injuries because the trajectory and fragmentation of bullets can be unpredictable after entry. Moreover, gunshot wounds typically ...
There was a hole about 0.5 cm from the end of the jacket sleeve [68] and a hole through the back of the doubled French cuff but no exit hole on the palm side. [69] [70] According to the theory, the bullet emerged from the palm side of the wrist and entered the left thigh.