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Ultii posted...

Didn't Mythbusters do an episode about how you wouldn't die from a bullet like this?

In the completely ideal situation that someone fires directly upwards. Any tilted angle however and the bullet will maintain its spin and be lethal.

If you fire directly upwards then the bullet loses its spin as it reaches its trajectory apex since net velocity = 0 (again, ideal conditions). Without the spin the bullet doesn't cut through as easily - basically, pencil diving vs parachuting.

If there's a tilt, there's a horizontal velocity that remains effectively constant, maintaining the spin of the bullet.
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