How is it that a bullet that is 12.7 mm in diameter can kill somebody with so much more bodily damage than a 20mm rebar rod that is impaled through the body? I see stories of people surviving impalement all the time, but a shot with a .50 cal to the same area almost always results in instant death. Shouldnt the bullet just go through its target because it travels so fast?
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Bullets have a massive amount of energy due to speed akd rotation, and exit wounds are much larger than entry wounds. If they aren’t immediately fatal, you’ll often die from organ failure or blood loss due to the damage caused.
Rebar is going much slower, and is generally a clean stab through and through. Much smaller wound, and kept in place acts as a plug preventing excess bleeding and organ damage.
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