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@Prokofievian You're an engineer, right?
For the physics people, answer me this:
In terms of being struck by a projectile, is there any effect to the projectile traveling at a speed in excess of whatever speed it would take to fully penetrate your body?
That is, let's say you get hit in the torso by a bullet or an arrow and it travels all the way through and comes out the other side completely. Now let's say it took it traveling at 100 mph for that to happen. What would be the difference, then, for getting hit by the same arrow/bullet traveling at...1,000 mph? Does the excess heat generated when it travels through the body have any destructive effect? I presume that there isn't any more transfer of kinetic energy for a 1,000 mph projectile than a 100 mph projectile since they are both retaining that kinetic energy in completely penetrating your body.
For the physics people, answer me this:
In terms of being struck by a projectile, is there any effect to the projectile traveling at a speed in excess of whatever speed it would take to fully penetrate your body?
That is, let's say you get hit in the torso by a bullet or an arrow and it travels all the way through and comes out the other side completely. Now let's say it took it traveling at 100 mph for that to happen. What would be the difference, then, for getting hit by the same arrow/bullet traveling at...1,000 mph? Does the excess heat generated when it travels through the body have any destructive effect? I presume that there isn't any more transfer of kinetic energy for a 1,000 mph projectile than a 100 mph projectile since they are both retaining that kinetic energy in completely penetrating your body.