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Answer: 1% of light speed is 3,000,000 meters per second.​ Assuming a bullet we.​.​.​ Your Reading Digest Top Stories For You What if I invented a rifle that could fire bullets at 1% of the speed of light? How much recoil would there be? Jakob Coles, Student Worker at Linderman Library (2017-present) Updated Jul 4 1% of light speed is 3,000,000 meters per second. Assuming a bullet weighs 4 grams and a soldier plus gear weighs 100,000 grams, Newton's Third Law says the soldier would b... Read More » How do I get rid of a malignant narcissist? Tom Ewall, M.S. Mathematics, University of Iowa (1984) Written Sun You leave them. But before you do, arm yourself with knowledge, because leaving a narcissist is potentially (very likely) dangerous. There are resources on line to help. Goo... Read More » Why does multiplying by a decimal equal a smaller number and dividing by a decimal is a larger number? I can never wrap my head around this. For example: 100 × .5 = 50 but 100 ÷ .5 = 200. How? Alan Bustany, Trinity Wrangler, 1977 IMO Written Sep 27 Let [math]p[/math] be a positive number less than one. Define [math]q=1-p[/math] so that [math]p+q=1[/math]. Given any positive number [math]x[/math], I assume you are happy that [math]x=x\times1=x\times(p+q)[/math], and that both [math]x\times p[/math] and [math]x\times q[/math] are positive. But now the distributiv... Read More » What are the best looking tanks that are likely to have model kits? Jon Davis, Sergeant of Marines. Fought in Iraq during OIF. Amateur military historian. Updated Aug 22, 2016 I prefer the spaghetti strap. I have a thing for strong shoulders. However if militarism is on your mind, because we all can't be lovers, I guess, and you know, go the other... Read More » What are the most overrated movies? Arely Rodriguez, Film, tv, literature, and history buff! Written Thu Titanic Sure, there are gorgeous visuals, a young Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio who are charming and Celine Dion, but I really dislike that movie. And it's not because ... Read More » Can mirrorless cameras autofocus during video shooting? Jojo Castillo, Freelance Photographer, Filmmaker, Writer, Learner Written Thu Yes! Especially the Canon 70D! (But Jojo, that is a Mirrored Camera [Is there sucha term?]!) For a mirrorless camera to work on autofocus during video, I might suggest using t... Read More » Have you ever bought a car from eBay? Andrew Mark, I have driven a few cars. Written Sep 25 No, but I know somebody that bought a 1965 Shelby Cobra on eBay. This is a $60,000 car. He won it for $6000. He wired the money to the seller, and the seller told him the car... Read More » What are some of the infamous plotholes in movies? James Harbinson, worked at Arcade Games Written Sep 28 Looper. In 2044, the mob uses time traveling hitmen because future tracking systems have made it impossible to dispose of bodies. The hitmen are paid in silver bars which are... Read More » Why does my vision gradually go black with sudden dizziness for a few seconds when I suddenly stand up? Is it normal? Lou Davis, Emergency Nurse, Clinical Nurse Educator Written May 11, 2013 This phenomenon is known as Postural (or orthostatic) Hypotension. Hypotension is the medical term for low blood pressure. Postural hypotension occurs when an individual's... Read More » What would happen if a Jupiter-sized iron planet hit the sun at 100 kilometers per second? Duncan Cairncross, Retired Engineer Updated Sep 22 What would happen if a Jupiter-sized iron planet hit the sun at 100 kilometers per second? First of all it could NOT hit the sun at 100Km/sec - the MINIMUM speed it could hi... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.