I know we're not supposed to use internet pics but I don't own a gun and didn't have a chance to go to a gun range or anything so please forgive me. Over the weekend, I watched an episode of Mythbusters in which they tested the textbook physics case that states that a bullet fired from a gun and a bullet dropped at the same time would hit the ground at the same time. Projectile motion tells us that the vertical component of motion is independent of horizontal motion. Thus, theoretically, both bullets would hit the ground at the same time. However, a documented testing of this example has never been done (according to the Mythbusters crew). After some small-scale tests, the Mythbusters tested this theory. It took a while to get their rig set up but when it was finally ready, the first attempt was perfect and proved successfully that physics mumbo jumbo actually applies in the real world. I thought this was a cool episode and yeah, it worked.
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