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A bullet that is fired horizontally, due west, so that it has zero velocity with respect to the center of the earth, will fall straight toward the center of gravity, and land north of the latitude that it was fired from.

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05:20, 14 May 2007Thumbnail for version as of 05:20, 14 May 2007412 × 309 (6 KB)PeR (talk | contribs)A bullet that is fired horizontally, due west, so that it has zero velocity with respect to the center of the earth, will fall straight toward the center of gravity, and land north of the latitude that it was fired from. Self made. Made be used by anyone
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