“Anne Briand, ’94 Olympics Gun Recoil
Although guns may not be everyday things for many of us, gun recoil is certainly something we’re aware of (at least those of us that don’t make Hollywood action films with guns whose recoil would instantly kill the person firing them!). Gun recoil is a result of momentum conservation, which is an extremely important fundamental principle. Newton was talking about momentum conservation when he wrote ‘every action has an equal and opposite reaction’.”
Very interesting for arms enthusiasts.