We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:33:15 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This is kewl. This one is kewler. Update: Dave (check the comments) found the website where this picture came from. The Sports Shooting site for the German firm Dornier. The pictures, as received by me, had their markings removed, and came with false attribution. I've fixed that by adding the data back in, and linking to the site (which, as Dave notes, has more kewl stuff on it). I'm cool with fair use, but I don't like people sending me things that have been sterilized - the sender of these was victimized, too. Regardless, what was up yesterday, wasn't fair... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:14:43 -0600 High speed vids of various firears I like the shotgun vid the best (3rd down).]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59561 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59561 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:06:01 -0600 Ya know, I actually doubted you that the second pic would be cooler. Then I clicked the link. I was wrong, and I apologize :-) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59560 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59560 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:46:23 -0600 Probably "powder burn" At close range, victims of gun shot wounds will have tell tale powder burns from the heated powder residue being ignited during firing. Good chance the blue coloration is from heat dissipation and powder Just my educated guess. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59555 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59555 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:46:59 -0600 I dunno, false color from the imaging? The color value of the flash? JTMYATQ? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59553 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59553 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:23:11 -0600 Okay, the pressure wave of being supersonic is what makes the 'ring of smoke'. But why is the smoke blue in the second photo? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59546 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/04/saturday_gun_pr.html#comment-59546 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:55:48 -0600