If someone were to fire a gun in space, would the bullet travel normally?
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Yes and no. It will travel normally, however in space there is an equal and opposite reaction for every action. On Earth, you’re standing on the ground, so you won’t move backwards when you fire. But in space, there’s nothing to hold you, so you will be gently thrown backwards a little bit. It’s *not* like the movies where someone gets shot with a shotgun and they get knocked off their feet and go flying from the impact — that’s just Hollywood. But you would be able to feel a push and you would begin to slowly drift backwards. You could also fire in different directions to move yourself around. Which is basically how rockets work (just using gas instead of bullets).
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