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Gene · 05-20-2003, 12:53 PM

The results of the "cadaver tests," summarized above are somewhat puzzling. If the cadavers were suspended uniformly and then shot with various bullets and loads to measure the amount of sway produced, the amount of sway should be determined entirely by the momentum of the bullet. In other words, the suspended cadaver is a ballistic pendulum so that, at the same velocity and bullet weight, the same results should be obtained regardless of bullet type (jacketed or hollow point) or whether bone or flesh was hit. But, of course, in the actual tests, the cadavers were probably not suspended in precisely the same manner due to variations in the bovines.

05-20-2003, 12:53 PM	#3
Gene User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The results of the "cadaver tests," summarized above are somewhat puzzling. If the cadavers were suspended uniformly and then shot with various bullets and loads to measure the amount of sway produced, the amount of sway should be determined entirely by the momentum of the bullet. In other words, the suspended cadaver is a ballistic pendulum so that, at the same velocity and bullet weight, the same results should be obtained regardless of bullet type (jacketed or hollow point) or whether bone or flesh was hit. But, of course, in the actual tests, the cadavers were probably not suspended in precisely the same manner due to variations in the bovines.