Why is it...?

[Mosinowner]

I suggest molding silver hollow points with particularly deep cavities, placing kryptonite in the bottom and wood on top of that so you have an all-purpose round for the occasion!

What about the garlic?

 

[IndyDave1776]

What about the garlic?

You're right. How could I forget the garlic? I suppose we could put a little powdered garlic in between the kryptonite and the wood.

 

[Mosinowner]

You're right. How could I forget the garlic? I suppose we could put a little powdered garlic in between the kryptonite and the wood.

Maybe turn it into some sort of garlic tracer?

 

[HeadlessRoland]

You're right. How could I forget the garlic? I suppose we could put a little powdered garlic in between the kryptonite and the wood.

On a more serious note - what is the feasibility of using wood as a bullet?
I bet it wouldn't have great external ballistics even if it survived the pressure blast. Box O' Truth done any work on this yet?

 

[IndyDave1776]

On a more serious note - what is the feasibility of using wood as a bullet?
I bet it wouldn't have great external ballistics even if it survived the pressure blast. Box O' Truth done any work on this yet?

The name and details evade my memory, but early last century someone overcame technical difficulties with an early autopistol by using a copper-jacketed wood bullet. It functioned beautifully but lacked the terminal performance to stop a determined house plant, making it an interesting technical solution which defeated its purpose.

 

[tv1217]

You could use a dense wood and plate it. It would be a very light bullet, though.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

The name and details evade my memory, but early last century someone overcame technical difficulties with an early autopistol by using a copper-jacketed wood bullet. It functioned beautifully but lacked the terminal performance to stop a determined house plant, making it an interesting technical solution which defeated its purpose.

Yeah, this piqued my interest so I hit google.
Apparently, it used to be common practice to load training rounds and blanks with wooden bullets, particularly during the Great Wars.

But, as you mentioned, the external ballistics suck.
Hm. "The More You Know."

 

[IndyDave1776]

Yeah, this piqued my interest so I hit google.
Apparently, it used to be common practice to load training rounds and blanks with wooden bullets, particularly during the Great Wars.

But, as you mentioned, the external ballistics suck.
Hm. "The More You Know."

I have to wonder if the idea of wooden training rounds came from that failed idea of using wood for service ammunition. Google didn't take me to the right weapon, which I imagine never left the prototype stage. Unfortunately it has been too many years since I read about it.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

I have to wonder if the idea of wooden training rounds came from that failed idea of using wood for service ammunition. Google didn't take me to the right weapon, which I imagine never left the prototype stage. Unfortunately it has been too many years since I read about it.

It's cool. If it still bothers me tomorrow I'll try google-forcing the information.
Still, an interesting thought.

 

[Wysko]

Why is it that when the bad guy is cornered and empties his 38 at Superman, the bullets bounce off his chest ...but when the bad guy throws the empty gun at him, he ducks out of the way?!

When it comes to stopping the bullets of bad guys Wonder Woman's bullets and bracelets deflection was aay cooler.
My question is this, why does Superman wear his red underwear on the outside of his blue pants/tights? Batman is a bit silly in this area as well. What up with that?

Mike

 

[JetGirl]

Hm. "The More You Know."

 

[Hookeye]

Why is it that when the bad guy is cornered and empties his 38 at Superman, the bullets bounce off his chest ...but when the bad guy throws the empty gun at him, he ducks out of the way?!

Because it's usually a Taurus.

 

[JetGirl]

Because it's usually a Taurus.

Well, yeah... who would throw a Colt or a Smith??

Or are you saying Taurus = Kryptonite??

 

[Hookeye]

Simply avoiding getting poop on his uniform.

 

[churchmouse]

Why is it that Male superheroes always have a form-fitting body suit with disproportionately-enhanced body parts (can you say "codpiece"?) but Female superheroes are so scantily clad that not even an extra Kleenex would fit into those costumes?

Because men write the scripts.

 

[jsharmon7]

Maybe it's because the explosion from the handgun would be too powerful compared to the bullet hitting him. Oh wait, you didn't say Glock, you said .38.

 

[JetGirl]

Maybe it's because the explosion from the handgun would be too powerful compared to the bullet hitting him. Oh wait, you didn't say Glock, you said .38.

I don't think they had Glocks back then...but you can judge for yourself at about 1minute in;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGf1r8-Snss

 

[churchmouse]

I don't think they had Glocks back then...but you can judge for yourself at about 1minute in;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGf1r8-Snss

You can fake the bullets but that pistol is gonna hurt and leave a mark. Christopher Reeves was flesh and blood you know.

 

[Roadie]

You can fake the bullets but that pistol is gonna hurt and leave a mark. [STRIKE]Christopher[/STRIKE][George] Reeves was flesh and blood you know.

FTFY

Christopher Reeve:

George Reeves:

 

[tv1217]

I've always wondered why his clothing doesn't get damaged. If you wrapped a steel blast door in spandex(the closest equivalent to superman and his suit I could think of) and shot at it, it wouldn't do anything to the door underneath, but it would still put a hole in the spandex, right?