Shooting a Polar bear .. problem
I got a powerful gun with powerful telescopic vision. (Yes I belong to NRA family) living in Alaska with nice backyard from where I can see Russia. Now I see a Polar bear through telescopic gun... Its close to the North pole. Being a great marksman I shoot the Polar bear. Will it hit the bear. If so at what speed ?
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Well, I am not sure if my reasoning is right, but i thought that, if we hit it from Russia, it would have to go through a curved Earth at the axis to hit the bear. Even if it does bend due to gravity, it won't be able to hit the Bear, as the gravity at poles is more than at the equator. As a result, the curvature would be more, and the bullet would fall short.
Please reply, if it is right...