With his gun at chest level, a hunter taken by surprise as a lion suddenly charges towards him. fires at the lion. The bullet hits the lion on its chest while the butt of the gun hits the hunter on his chest too Though the man is unhurt, the bullet hecaks the lion's rib. This is hecause The ribs of a lion are not as strong as those of a human being The kinetic energy of the bullet is preater than the recoil kinctic energy of the gun Their momenta are the same but the much smaller size of the bullet causes it to exert a much greater pressure on the ribs of the lion than the butt of the gun (with its much greater arca) exerts on the ribs of the hunter 2) 3)

With his gun at chest level, a hunter taken by surprise as a lion suddenly charges towards him. fires at the lion. The bullet hits the lion on its chest while the butt of the gun hits the hunter on his chest too Though the man is unhurt, the bullet hecaks the lion's rib. This is hecause The ribs of a lion are not as strong as those of a human being The kinetic energy of the bullet is preater than the recoil kinctic energy of the gun Their momenta are the same but the much smaller size of the bullet causes it to exert a much greater pressure on the ribs of the lion than the butt of the gun (with its much greater arca) exerts on the ribs of the hunter 2) 3)

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter11: Collisions

Section: Chapter Questions

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