Bohr proof confirmed: it's better to react than to act ScienceNOW: Have you ever noticed that the first gunslinger to draw his gun in a movie is invariably the one to get shot? Nobel prize winning physicist Niels Bohr did, once arranging mock duels to test the validity of this...
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Ya but... I do not wish to lessen the value of this fellows work but, I feel some part of my understanding is faulty...Yes those pistols used for dueling were not all to accurate. Even in the westerns from america the second slow and careful might be a risk., but more likely to find its target...
I ant no rocket scientist... but please tell me this is not all of this story.
Obviously with today's fast firing fully automatic weapons the quickest on the draw can spray widely 100 rounds, before the second quickest starts firing. If they start firing too soon, they may shoot themselves in the foot. Neil
Last edited by neil; 05-16-2010 at 06:25 PM.
OK It wouldn't be good TV if the first guy to draw was always the fastest. The other thing to consider is that the guy who pulls his gun first is attempting murder. The other guy is acting in self defense. So as we all know, the good guy always wins in westerns.
Re: Bohr proof confirmed: it's better to react than to act The best shooters can draw and fire faster than any human can react. Eventually you'll have two well-aimed bullets passing one another mid-flight.
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