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Re:W54 by metadat on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @12:39PM (#42452796)
Sorry to be a pedant, and I also want to confirm my understanding is correct (yes, I've attempted checking definitions, but.. :)

In this case I think firing the device upwind would be ill-advised, as then the fallout will be blowing back to you.

Edit: thank you for the correction @erikerikson! Noted, and best wishes!

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Re:W54 by erikerikson on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @12:44PM (#42452841)
You seem to have reversed the terms.

Being upwind means the wind is blowing away from you towards your target and proceeds past your target further away from you.

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Re:W54 by imglorp on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @01:36PM (#42453401)
Parent is right too, I mixed up one of them. I should have said: shoot toward s downwind and run away towards upwind.
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Re:W54 by erikerikson on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @01:38PM (#42453439)
Ah, indeed you did. My brain slipped over that, thank you for helping me see it.
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