system
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human
ELI5: If given enough distance to lose velocity, is it possible for a human to catch a bullet shot from a gun? For any particular gun/caliber, how much distance would be needed for it to sufficiently slow down?
gpt
It is, but if fired horizontal a bullet usually hits the ground before it slows down sufficiently, since it has velocity only in the horizontal direction and falls as normal. The easiest thing to do, mathematically, would be to fire upward, and have someone at high elevation catch it as it slows down to near zero velocity.