Bullet tip hits foreign tourist in head at Bangkok's Central World countdown

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Bullet tip hits woman in head at Central World countdown
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A Vietnamese woman was admitted to hospital for stitches on New Year’s Day after the tip of a bullet hit her in the head, according to her Thai friend who went public with the story yesterday.

A Thai woman, only identified as Dew, said she took her friend to the elevated walkway above Ratchadamri Road to enjoy the New Year’s Eve countdown at Central World.

Suddenly, her Vietnamese friend said her head hurt. Dew took her to the first aid tent at the event. The medical team there then transferred her to the Police Hospital, saying she needed stitches. [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2015/01/08/bullet-tip-hits-woman-head-central-world-countdown


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-08

[TVGerry]

Some idiot firing his gun in the air for new year. Lucky no one was seriously hurt or died.

[Briggsy]

Did the bullet lodge in her hair. That was very lucky. Bullets on the way down, if that is what happened have killed people in the past.

[Nickymaster]

Some idiot firing his gun in the air for new year. Lucky no one was seriously hurt or died.

If that is the bullet in question it looks like a ricochet.

[TomJoad]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

[billd766]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

[bigt116]

Some idiot firing his gun in the air for new year. Lucky no one was seriously hurt or died.

If that is the bullet in question it looks like a ricochet.

Actually it looks nothing like a ricochet, there is no damage or disfigurement of the round, as would be expected of a ricochet. :-)

[AYJAYDEE]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

[HeijoshinCool]

Bullet "tip."

[bigt116]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

Edited January 8, 2015 by bigt116

[stickyrice2000]

Another reason to stay home during New Year. There are drunk drivers and fools shooting gun up the sky.

[Sviss Geez]

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

Why not, is a gun any different from any other object? If it is held at 90 degrees to the ground then it would be vertical.

[PatOngo]

Gravity will come into the school curriculum around 2025........what goes up, must come down.

[richard_smith237]

Firing a bullet vertically into the air is virtually impossible... and if so the bullets 'free fall' back to earth will be slowed by air resistance, it will tumble - the terminal velocity of the bullet reaches 'sub lethal' velocity. However, when fired at a non-vertical angle a bullet maintains its spin and firing arc - the velocities are maintained and the bullet remains lethal.... (Mythbusters)

The news is repeated at this time of year each year - there are similar reports of damage.....

Gun culture in Thailand is worrying.... uneducated morons showing off their fire-arms to friends who encourage rather than poor scorn on this behaviour... in these specific cases 'the blind leading the blind' ? more like 'the extremely idiotic leading extreme idiots'...

[allan michaud]

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Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down... alt=facepalm.gif>

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

You don't say.

[Commerce]

Let's be grateful Thai lads haven't discovered crossbows or French-arrows yet!

[canman]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

Where did you get that info?

[canman]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

Why not?

[uel1968]

A gun is something not to be messed around with,even with someone who knows what they are doing,when in the hands of a brainless idiot,"lethal"

[Emster23]

If was fired vertically, as many are wasting space arguing (there is a random chance of that happening, btw) then could this be considered attempted suicide? She would have been one to fire it, unless shooter briefly stood on her shoulders.... LOS is known for random violence of most odd forms

[soalbundy]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

lot of rubbish. I worked at a government small arms factory for many years, all our barrels were dead straight and were corrected if not.

[HooHaa]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

"mute point" indeed

[evadgib]

GSW injuries during New Year etc happen every year here. The only thing that is changing is that we're more likely to hear about it these days.

[HooHaa]

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

Where did you get that info?

likely from a mute.

on another note, while it seems likely some moron was shooting in the air, the discussion of true vertical and the ensuing attempts to sound intelligent are laughable.

Edited January 8, 2015 by HooHaa

[oneday]

Bullet "tip."

Yeah, Thai reporters say the funniest and stupidest things. Who ever says, "bullet tip". She was hit with a "bullet" period. Who could possibly know or care want part of the bullet hit her.

[kieran2698]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

You are thinking of the sights not the barrel.

[atyclb]

Gravity will come into the school curriculum around 2025........what goes up, must come down.

perhaps they don't believe in gravity as do many expats using anti-gravity pills, sildenafil i think.

[whaleboneman]

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

lot of rubbish. I worked at a government small arms factory for many years, all our barrels were dead straight and were corrected if not.

So I guess it is a "mute" point. But good to know everyone here studied physics in school.

[geoffP]

"So I guess it is a "mute" point. But good to know everyone here studied physics in school."

Studied? Maybe. Learned, mostly NOT.

[ebonykap]

I went to Central World for the Countdown a couple of years ago. Biggest cattleyard I have ever seen.

Before the night was over, I was wishing someone would shoot me!