Semi-on-topic: Sunday's Non Sequitor cartoon
- From: "Francis A. Miniter" <faminiter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:04:08 -0400
Sunday's Non Sequitor poses a difficult issue for writers of sci-fi mystery stories. If you attempt to shoot a pistol on the moon, for instance, will it fire? The moon does not have an atmosphere - certainly not an oxygen rich one like that of earth. So, would there be combustion? Or, as the little boy suggests, has the packing of the bullet casing already enclosed enough oxygen to cause sufficient combustion to fire the bullet? And, he poses a further question, too. Given the lack of atmosphere, if the gun does fire, would the bullet travel faster?
Francis A. Miniter
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