Originally posted by FrothByte
I want to see aircraft bullets going through something durable enough to survive a drop from a few hundred feet without a scratch. I'd like to see aircraft bullets going through something durable enough to survive (without a scratch) an explosion strong enough to level a bridge. I like to see aircraft bullets going through something durable enough to withstand multiple full hits from Hulk without any injury.And no, I don't care about your calculations because we all know you make up the numbers anyway. I want actual feats.
So an object that survives a fall from a few hundred feet without a scratch means that aircraft bullets cant penetrate it?
Based off the Hulk hits, he was punching with less than 200 tons of force.
Here's some math and physics.
A M61 Vulcan can fire 0.1kg armor piercing bullets at a rate of 100 rounds per second at a muzzle velocity of about 1000m/s.
The radius of the circular tip of the bullet is about 1mm (or 0.001m).
Let's calculate the force that would be exerted on Thor's head if it were to stop the bullet in less than 1in (or 0.0254m) stopping distance. This is the distance the bullet's center of gravity travels after the tip of the bullet makes contact with Thor.
Average stopping Force = Delta KE / stopping distance
= 1/2(0.1kg)(1000m/s)^2 /(0.0254m)
= 221 tons of force
But the PEAK of this average stopping Force (more than 216 tons of force) is initially applied at the tip of the bullet the moment the bullet starts to deform.
Peak Pressure = Peak Force /Area of tip
> 221 tons/ (pi x (0.001m)^2]
= 313 million tons per square inch
Double check my math as well as the science principles.
Ask a physicist or someone else with a physics background (at minimum a bachelors in physics) to check the work. I don't mind being wrong just as long as I'm transparent.