Re: The girls' mindset in combat

by West Nile Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 8:38

I guess it's sort of like "hollywood physics" then

by Danjo3 Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 8:57

West Nile wrote:I guess it's sort of like "hollywood physics" then

Now you’re getting it. In the movies they use what’s called a Squib load. Visually much more dramatic then real life.

by West Nile Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 9:02

the things they do for drama. so where does all the blood go when you have a hole through your abdomen?

by Danjo3 Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 9:29

West Nile wrote:the things they do for drama. so where does all the blood go when you have a hole through your abdomen?

Down the sidewalk and into the sewer.

by LoC978 Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 11:46

Danjo3 wrote:People don’t spray blood when they get shot.

...except out the exit wound, but that's not just blood. I guess it could be said that people spray gore when they're shot. but yeah, it travels in the same direction as the bullet.

by **Nachtsider** Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 17:14

People do spray blood when shot, but only when the bullet hits a major artery.

by Danjo3 Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 22:00

Alright Nachtsider, what ever you say.

by **ElfenMagix** Mon 18 Feb 2008 - 23:17

When I was about 7, I remember my grandmother having a heart attack (first of many- she died at 113, and she was 70-something then); anyways- my 5yr old brother and I were in the waiting area waiting for the adults to return. During this time, an emergency medical team (if you can all them that- 1969? jeesh- no training!) brought in some fat old guy who had a gun shot wound to his chest. One of the doctors pulled off the bandage cover from the chest and blood just arched over like if if came from a water fountain. By the time he was brought in to emergency surgery- the trail of blood was everywhere!

All I could think of was- OOO! Cool!
Meanwhile, my brother is screaming his little head off until mom came back.

by Wileama Tue 19 Feb 2008 - 1:48

bullets have what we call kinetic energy. This kinetic energy gets transfered to the body, and thus some of the blood. Liquids tend to be non-compressible. I would expect blood to exit from both an entrance, and exit wound. I would expect more out of the exit wound. I wouldn't expect to see much more then one or two table spoons of blood. Then again I haven't shot anyone ~~lately~~ ever. So go ahead, and assume I'm talking out of my ass.

Major arteries will spurt, and can do so with quite a bit of force. Bleeding out in a matter of minutes, if not less, shouldn't be surprising.

Triela's situation is neither. Danjo is correct to point out that it is anime physics in play.

by West Nile Tue 19 Feb 2008 - 5:00

ElfenMagix wrote:When I was about 7, I remember my grandmother having a heart attack (first of many- she died at 113, and she was 70-something then); anyways- my 5yr old brother and I were in the waiting area waiting for the adults to return. During this time, an emergency medical team (if you can all them that- 1969? jeesh- no training!) brought in some fat old guy who had a gun shot wound to his chest. One of the doctors pulled off the bandage cover from the chest and blood just arched over like if if came from a water fountain. By the time he was brought in to emergency surgery- the trail of blood was everywhere!

All I could think of was- OOO! Cool!
Meanwhile, my brother is screaming his little head off until mom came back.

Cool now im just going to go and wait in my neighborhood hospital's emergency room to see if i get to witness such a sight.

by **ElfenMagix** Tue 19 Feb 2008 - 15:02

West Nile wrote:
ElfenMagix wrote:When I was about 7, I remember my grandmother having a heart attack (first of many- she died at 113, and she was 70-something then); anyways- my 5yr old brother and I were in the waiting area waiting for the adults to return. During this time, an emergency medical team (if you can all them that- 1969? jeesh- no training!) brought in some fat old guy who had a gun shot wound to his chest. One of the doctors pulled off the bandage cover from the chest and blood just arched over like if if came from a water fountain. By the time he was brought in to emergency surgery- the trail of blood was everywhere!

All I could think of was- OOO! Cool!
Meanwhile, my brother is screaming his little head off until mom came back.

Cool now im just going to go and wait in my neighborhood hospital's emergency room to see if i get to witness such a sight.

Do it during the night of a full moon. Things are more likely to happen then!

by **Nachtsider** Tue 19 Feb 2008 - 16:45

I work in hospitals, Nile. Believe me - it ain't pretty.

by **ElfenMagix** Tue 19 Feb 2008 - 22:39

It never is. It takes a certain mindset to look at that without puking.
I've done Life Guard/Water Safety, Water Rescue and Police work in my life time- its not pretty, and I've had partners lose lunches on such situations.

by West Nile Wed 20 Feb 2008 - 3:49

ive seen a butcher strip the meat of a dead cow first hand (it was a mess), starting from skin to bone. seen an autopsy and have been a bystander to a car accident where the guy was literally lying on the road and got ran over... i think i can take it.

one of the reasons why i got into GSG is because i feel i could empathize with the girls. the whole "what? it's just a guy getting his head blown off" thing is in me and in the girls.

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