What? 
Gonna go Google this.
Yes?
Love this 
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Better than having a chimpanzee!
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This is sometimes called over-penetration, and it depends on the bullet’s calibre and engagement range (and bullet type). For example, with pistols the 9mm and 5.7mm rounds have a reputation for over-penetration at close range, while the .45cal or larger pistol calibres can be relied on to enter one target and stay there. One reason why, when Delta Force was established, they chose the .45cal 1911 over the Berretta or Browning 9mm. This might also be why the French GIGN once used the .357 Magnum revolver as their standard sidearm. For rifle calibres, anything above the 7.62x51mm NATO will pass through multiple targets, especially armour piercing or solid-core rounds* (.50cal BMG is just being cruel).
*Quote from the movie Patton
US General: Will a German machine gun bullet really go through both sides of a Half-Track?
US soldier: No, sir. It just goes in one side and bounces around for a while.
Oh, if a character was feeling particularly mean they might use the 5.45x39mm Soviet bullet. This was designed with an off-set centre of gravity to make the bullet ‘tumble’ inside the target, creating a curved broad wound channel and severe soft tissue / organ trauma. A separate incision was required during surgery to remove the bullet. Apparently there are other bullets around with similar effects. Created, in part, as a means of resolving the over-penetration issue while avoiding the Geneva ban on high-calibre rifle hollow-points.
Ahem. ^Spot the military geek.
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Not so much strange as possibly stupid, but whatever.
This isn’t something suited for research, but I wanted to search up something relating to my fantasy story.
Deities bleeding and what color their blood might be.
That is something that wouldn’t require searching online.
Interesting, right?
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More like “Tell me you’re a military geek without saying you’re a military geek.”
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I have seen some Greek Myths state that the gods bleed gold.
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Gold, huh?
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The Greek Gods are pretty much saying “We’re so rich and better than you that we don’t bleed red, we bleed gold.”
LOL!
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Well, I didn’t place it here, but abnormalities in what we are told genetics is and does, and that influences how I use “ancestry” in fantasy realms. I occasionally check up on odds and ends in that field.
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Does anyone have a good source for centipede behavior? I have a story idea.
Was looking up wild vs. captivity. This whole page might be of use…
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Absolutely wild. She’s a very wild centipede.
I recently looked up the Internet’s opinion on when children should be told they were adopted, if they do not already know. At first I thought waiting a few years, until the child can handle complex concepts, might be safe. However, a popular opinion among the forums was to tell the child ASAP, as delays increase the likelihood of emotional / identity issues and loss of trust. Ah well. Slight change of plans for my next (long-overdue) chapter.
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lol I swear it’s for my story Gun in my hand 
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Yes, my story is set in the 1960s, and my characters adopt a wounded baby raccoon as a pet (I’m now following insta accounts about cute raccoons for this research purpose lol) and they technically also use some guns… The title is Gun in my hand 
We learn every day while being a writer lol
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lol are they dangerous? 
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Thanks for the help! Though your knowledge is a little scary
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What did google answer? 
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Look up “Travis the Chimp 911 Call”. Yes, they are certainly dangerous.
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Ichor is the golden blood that flows through the Greek gods and is toxic to humans.
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