ELI5-how can a gun pack so much power?
In: Physics
By having an explosive transfer a ton of energy to a small, but fast moving piece of lead and copper: the bullet. That transfer of energy, from gunpowder to bullet, is then transfered again from bullet to target.
The energy is extreme because of the power of the explosive being focused into a tiny bit of mass, Nd then focused even more by that tiny bit of mass being pointed and designed to penetrate what it strikes.
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