TITLE: How far does physics influence russian roulette?
QUESTION [0 upvotes]: Prompted by this discussion on the math exchange
My thought was that the added mass of a bullet in an otherwise empty revolver would bias the chamber spin such that the bullet would remain in one of the lower chambers.
Obviously not something I'm going to try in practice (+: 
Anyway I find myself wondering whether my thought carries any weight. (pun not intended)

REPLY [0 votes]: The much larger mass of the rotating cylinder than that of the bullet, together with the friction between the cylinder and chamber position mechanism, would make the downward bias negligible.
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