re: #772 Kenneth

Wind drag on a bullet is not insignificant. On the descent half of the arc, the bullet will reach a maximum speed that is far less than the muzzle velocity. As a result, the damage it can do is far less than that of a direct shot. For example, if you fired an M16 round straight up and it came back straight back down and hit you on the head, it would hurt like heck, & might even cause a bone fracture, but it would not penetrate.

The same with the penny dropped from the skyscraper myth, it’ll hurt but not kill you.