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Interesting Facts? All things being equal the bullets would hit the ground at the same instance. Gravity acts on the identical objects without regarding speed.
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hcomastri says:

OK, but what happens with air friction ? Is the same for both bullets ?

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posted on 2011-07-29 20:31:13 | Report abuse

Reply	CPochin says: We are only concerned with vertical velocity, and at any instant the vertical velocity of the 2 bullets will be the same, initially zero increasing until they strike the ground, so air friction will act equally on both. (no votes) Tags: interestingfacts.
	posted on 2011-09-04 17:54:12 \| Report abuse

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