margarita25
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Just wanted to bring this forward for discussion / further examination and brainstorming.
I would also like to look at Foxfire's posts re: disintegrating bullets more closely.
I would also like to look at Foxfire's posts re: disintegrating bullets more closely.
Apparently in several of the cars that had their windows smashed police could not find any bullets/bulletholes.
A long stretch I know but is it possible that the shooter used ice bullets ?
Apparently the Mythbusters have debunked it, however a formulation chemist says that it IS possible
if you improve the "recipe"
http://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-to-fire-a-bullet-made-of-ice
I tip my hat to the Mythbusters, but I have to say I believe it is entirely possible.
The Mythbuster ice bullet was brittle because they did not deaerate the water. A very cold, deaerated bullet would be hard, and not melt when fired.
Speaking as a formulation chemist,
Any problems with the ice bullet being brittle could be solved by doing a little chemical research using polymers to modify the rheology of the ice. This is a very common practice to modify fluid behavior.
I think a problem with using such bullets could be the impracticality of carrying around extremely cold bullets. This would require a generator and freezer. I bet you might have a design problem with getting gun powder to ignite at low temperatures, but I am confident that could be solved as well.