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Since that grim day, Nov 22 1963, there has been so much contraversy, conspiracy theory etc - re the actual events when JFK was assassinated. Discovery Channel filmed an investigation by non-gov folks - and it cleared up a lot IMO.
Not sure when the program first came out (last 2 years anyways - not older) - some may have seen it but I found it most interesting - a documentary on the whole deal but in particular, a very detailed look at shot #2 - the so called ''Magic Bullet". It was also shown that even that rather ''basic'' rifle could be fired three times in 8 to 9 seconds with accurate hits at 60 yards - if it didn't jam!!
I edited down very tight the main thrust of the magic bullet experiment, to keep vid file small - but it satisfied my curiosity anyways. The set up used gel torso forms, with skeletal internals - all set at highly exact distances and angles - to reproduce to the n'th degree the actual circumstances.
It showed that after hitting JFK, the bullet could and would have had some tumble - thus the 3cm entrance wound in Connelly, and then forearm damage and finally thigh embedding. In this experiment, extra bullet deformation thru hitting two ribs and not one, lost it enough remaining velocity for the thigh penetration not to occur - perfectly logical explanation of this result IMO.
Take a peek - see what you think, assuming my file uploads OK.
Not sure when the program first came out (last 2 years anyways - not older) - some may have seen it but I found it most interesting - a documentary on the whole deal but in particular, a very detailed look at shot #2 - the so called ''Magic Bullet". It was also shown that even that rather ''basic'' rifle could be fired three times in 8 to 9 seconds with accurate hits at 60 yards - if it didn't jam!!
I edited down very tight the main thrust of the magic bullet experiment, to keep vid file small - but it satisfied my curiosity anyways. The set up used gel torso forms, with skeletal internals - all set at highly exact distances and angles - to reproduce to the n'th degree the actual circumstances.
It showed that after hitting JFK, the bullet could and would have had some tumble - thus the 3cm entrance wound in Connelly, and then forearm damage and finally thigh embedding. In this experiment, extra bullet deformation thru hitting two ribs and not one, lost it enough remaining velocity for the thigh penetration not to occur - perfectly logical explanation of this result IMO.
Take a peek - see what you think, assuming my file uploads OK.