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The bullets that don’t hit the birds would rain down on populated areas.
Bird strikes happen at lower altitudes and airliners flu much higher than birds unless they’re taking off or landing, and they almost always takeoff or land near a play populated area.
More people would die on average from stay bullets then from airplane crates caused my bird strikes

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adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
What’s the terminal velocity of a bullet? My guess is that it’s similar to the terminal velocity of a penny.

In other words, raining bullets are highly unlikely to directly kill anyone (although they could still sting if they hit you, or chip your windshield).

They could use ice bullets and solve that problem though….

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- Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Terminal velocity is really only relevant for objects that go below terminal velocity and then start falling. Bullets famously come out of guns very fast, so fast they go into people.
  
  While air will slow the bullet down, tell that to the guy over over 2 miles away from Viacheslav Kovalskyi
  
  Now, bird shot ain’t sniper rounds, but the point stands.
  
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technomad@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
But, what’s your take on the lasers though? 🤔

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- Chainweasel@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  You’d need chemical lasers to quickly vaporize birds, but it could be done.
  
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Arghblarg@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Easy, use dry ice bullets!

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IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

The bullets that don’t hit the birds would rain down on populated areas.

So… just your average Fourth of July celebrations?

🇺🇸🦅🎆💥🪦

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