Don't believe everything you see in them bang bang shoot-em-ups, Cisco...

 

If you remember high school physics, you know this is nonsense. Newton’s third law of motion says that for every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. That means that if a gun is powerful enough to send someone flying off their feet, then it’s also going to send the shooter flying off their feet. That doesn’t stop movies from showing people getting literally blown away. Apparently, even a single shot from a handgun is enough to send someone flying. Meanwhile, the shooter doesn’t even feel a kickback. It’s a ridiculous trope that directors just can’t stop using.

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