The Youtube video thread!

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:27 pm

Yep, almost straight back at him - you can see the round skip off the ground about 2-3 yards in front of him at about 20 seconds in. From the way his ear defenders leapt off his head, and what looks like an impact mark on one of them, it looks like the round struck one side of them rather than him.

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:44 pm

The odds of that guy being at exactly the right distance and position to have the bullet ricochet (not penetrate), and come back to hit him, must be staggering. But why do you call him "luckiest" as well? Because he had a chance to fire that type of weapon?

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:49 pm

I'd say he was bloody lucky the round didn't hit a couple of inches to one side - it would have gone right through his head.

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:54 pm

Well, at least it would have kept him from any further breeding, and thusly helping to remove his particular idiot gene from the pool.

DarkOmen · Post by **DarkOmen** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:07 am

well.. i dont know if it was really his fault, because the odds of that happening are so rare, especially with the gun he was shooting, the .50 will penetrate most material, and go harmlessly into the backdrop. He was shooting a little close though, and at iron... you usually use lead, so that the bullet has no chance of ricocheting.

celeritas · Post by **celeritas** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:16 am

well, he could have been dumber...you know by firing straight up into the air...

or, hell, directly at his own foot...

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:03 am

Straight into the air, you would never see it again. That would be some guy a few miles off. I've seen footage of an M82 Barrett (what he is shooting) firing straight through a manhole cover, so I'm kind of surprised there was a ricochet at all. The target aspect must have been just right. Or, wrong, depending how you look at it.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:05 am

Here's part of the footage I'm talking about. He's shooting at a steel safe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moXAB2YsYRU

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:07 am

Wait, here's the whole thing. I had about a two second delay when I watched it, so if it looks funny, blame YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDOBtgdScPA

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:18 am

Of course, they're using some pretty high-end ammo here, so that must at least partially explain the ricochet in the other vid.

DarkOmen · Post by **DarkOmen** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:04 am

Awesome Videos, but you can edit your original post if you need to add stuff... forums usually frown upon quadruple posts

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:50 am

Whoops. Just noticed that. Sorry everyone!

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:05 pm

He was firing at a safe? He deserves to get hit in the head with his own shot, and a few others besides!

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:32 pm

No, no. The fellow firing at the safe in the vid I posted was fine. The 50s blew right through it, just like the tractor tread, "bullet-resistant" glass, and the manhole cover I mentioned. The M82 is designed for piercing "light" armor like this. The guy in the ricochet video must've done something wrong, or was using seriously inferior ammunition.

You should watch the second clip. You can skip ahead, but you'll miss the part where the jarhead instructor explains the ammunition, and the impressive attributes of each type. Pretty high-tech, really.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:44 pm

DarkOmen wrote:and this one, because the guy is a retard... .600 nitro pistol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8fSIbA9SOM

Is he actually an egg in jeans?