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Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe by wing-_-nuts on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:39PM (#32596276)
>His proposed solution is a 50 cal riffle to the brain of the adult female. IDK

One of the most fascinating episodes of mythbusters I've ever seen was watching what happens to bullets (even up to .50 cal IIRC) when they hit water. They disintegrate within like 1m.

Disclaimer: I vehemently disagree with the idea of shooting the killer whales.

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Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe by LgWoodenBadger on Thursday August 25, 2022 @02:26PM (#32597915)
That episode they were shooting directly into a swimming pool, and I think the close-to-max velocity of the bullet caused them to disintegrate.

Or in other words, I wouldn’t assume that bullets impacting water at lower velocities would behave the same.

Fwiw, I don’t remember them using a 50 cal. The amount of energy in a 50BMG compared to even a 30 cal round is ridiculously huge, and IMO would have risked damaging the pool.

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Re:Orcas are breaking rudders off boats in Europe by dddddaviddddd on Thursday August 25, 2022 @03:06PM (#32598464)
Link to the episode: https://youtu.be/v1uaLWAZXfk
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