January 3, 2010

The peanut-brain gallery speaks.

In Decatur, Georgia, a 4-year-old boy was killed by a bullet from celebratory gunfire while attending a New Year’s Eve church service. The bullet is believed to have come from a weapon fired into the air before it pierced the church roof and struck the boy in the head.

We can be grateful to one of the website's commentators for immediately identifying the salient issue:

What is the church roof made of...Saran Wrap? Once the bullet makes its way down towards earth and hits the roof, there should be enough friction force on the bullet to slow it down before it completely exits the roof material.

Jan. 1, 2010 7:50pm EST | from trizone

2 comments:

Misty Berkowitz said...

Another example of why you should stay away from the comments on news stories.

Misty Berkowitz said...

Okay, if you can't stay away, I think you should start a blog specifically for the comment mockery, and then get it picked up by your friends at WaPo. Gene and Liz should be able to hook you up. :)