If bullets are so hot when coming out of a gun, why do they not cauterize the entrance wound that they create?

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If bullets are so hot when coming out of a gun, why do they not cauterize the entrance wound that they create?

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Speed and not enough heat.

The bullet generally only touches the skin for a fraction of a second — even if it gets stuck in the body, the bullet was never *red hot* so there’s just not enough heat to do anything.

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