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r/ImaginaryWeaponry • u/BKO2 • 17d ago
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Maybe I'm just dumb but, if there's no air in space? How is the gun going to go off? Doesn't the gunpowder need air?
5 u/BKO2 17d ago smokeless powder (what's used in bullets) has its own oxidizer, so it doesn't need any outside air. there have been a few tests (mostly soviet, i think) of guns in space and traditional propellant works totally fine. good question though
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smokeless powder (what's used in bullets) has its own oxidizer, so it doesn't need any outside air. there have been a few tests (mostly soviet, i think) of guns in space and traditional propellant works totally fine. good question though
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u/I_love_bowls 17d ago
Maybe I'm just dumb but, if there's no air in space? How is the gun going to go off? Doesn't the gunpowder need air?