"Dean A. Scott" wrote in message
news:1126146846.d1f75da4b1eff1487f40a17ade08c409@t eranews...
Here's a wacky scenario... why can you fire a gun on the equator
in the direction of the setting sun? I mean, the Earth spins at
the equator at around 1,000 miles per hour (24,000 mile circum-
ference divided by 24 hr rotation), so why does the bullet exit
the barrel at the same velocity no matter what direction you
point it in? Hmmm. :-)

Imagine that the target is going away from you at the same speed that the
bullet is traveling. It would hit the ground before it reaches the target.
(Actually, it would never catch the target.

Now, turn that around. Imagine the target is standing still and you are
going away from it at bullet speed. Same ting happens, mon. De bullet hits
de ground.

Like incest, it's all relative.

Rich S.