Force is mass*acceleration, kinetic energy is 1/2 * mv^2. Sorry, too much engineering for me to let that go.
On 8/27/05, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The .45 is like the lottery, a tax on people who are bad at math. > Force is mass times the square of velocity. The 9mm is MUCH higher velocity > than the .45 with insignificantly less mass. The 9mm simply has more > stopping power with less recoil and weight than the .45. > > .44 Mag has PLENTY of stopping power, more than the .50 IIRC but it also has > PLENTY of recoil unless you've got a heavy gun or some sort of recoil > reducing device. > > > > -Curt > > Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:04:54 -0400 > From: JabbaHursty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] gun post (car only guys delete) > To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > 9mm is for euro girlie men. .45 for real americans > > > > ________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > -- Sunil Hari 1984 MB 300D Turbo [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474