10-12-2015, 12:12 PM
(10-11-2015, 09:11 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I've said it before, but it is nice to have more proof.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13865294/astrophysicist-says-bengals-game-winning-fg-aided-earth-rotation
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Today's @Bengals winning OT field goal was likely enabled by a 1/3-in deflection to the right, caused by Earth’s Rotation.
Not surprising to see Mr. Educated and Knowledgeable ridicule someone when he doesn't understand what the other person is discussing due to his own lack of education and knowledge of the subject matter. Look guy, even dumb grunts who have been to sniper school know about the Coriolus Effect because they are taught how to account for it to determine a firing solution.
http://thearmsguide.com/5329/external-ballistics-the-coriolis-effect-6-theory-section/
Quote:Here's an example of error due to Coriolis effect: firing the same .308 175gr bullet at 2700fps muzzle velocity, from a latitude of 45 in the Northern Hemisphere, the deflection at 1000yds will be of 3 in to right. At the North Pole, where the effect is maximum, the deflection will be a little more than four inches. The deflection will be the same in the Southern Hemisphere, but it will be to the left, instead.
In other words, if all things are equal the strike of the round will change by more than 8 inches horizontally (left to right or right to left) based upon nothing more than your position on the Earth's surface due to the Coriolis Effect in the example above.
