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The stabilized version of the Zapruder film is instructive: [WARNING GORE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTBInhsKW3E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTBInhsK

by jstalin 13y ago

The stabilized version of the Zapruder film is instructive: [WARNING GORE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTBInhsKW3E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTBInhsKW3E Of course, that then leads to the conspiracy theorists claiming that the Zapruder film has been altered too. In fact, they believe that, incredibly, all available evidence was tampered with.

singularity2001 13y ago
I am willing to accept those videos but why is the bullet not deformed?
- jstalin 13y ago
  It is. Here's the bullet head on. http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/ce399.gif http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/ce399.gif
- mhartl 13y ago
  The bullet was deformed: http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u320/ranb40/firearms/Notpristine.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u320/ranb40/firearms/Notp... Oswald used full metal jacket ammunition designed for piercing targets, and post-impact deformations for such bullets are often slight. (Incidentally, such ammo is not the best choice for an assassination, as hollow-point bullets that explode on impact are much deadlier. This is yet more evidence that Oswald wasn't a pro.)
  - singularity2001 13y ago
    ok, thanks. so the only conspiracy remaining is the secret pluto landing. which is so secret that even you haven't heard of it.
    - singularity2001 13y ago
      here is the video which finally convinced me: JFK Beyond the Magic Bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5xfTKqf1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5xfTKqf1A Now back to George ... de Mohrenschildt ;)
- jlgreco 13y ago
  Let's say that a "non-deformed" bullet was actually suspicious and present. Why would the conspiracy plant a non-deformed bullet? Do they lack bullet deforming capabilities? Are they blithering idiots who, despite being idiots, have somehow managed to not get caught? Is the conspiracy of people who presumably just killed the president guilty of lazy or having poor planning? A "non-deformed" bullet is better explained by weirdness inherent in the real world than some sort of conspiracy. Here is how a competently run conspiracy would go down: 1) *Actually* shoot him from the book depository. 2) Enjoy success. There is no reason to throw in an intermediate "plant a weirdly non-deformed bullet" step.

by jstalin 13y ago

singularity2001 13y ago

I am willing to accept those videos but why is the bullet not deformed?

jstalin 13y ago
It is. Here's the bullet head on. http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/ce399.gif http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/ce399.gif
mhartl 13y ago
The bullet was deformed: http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u320/ranb40/firearms/Notpristine.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u320/ranb40/firearms/Notp... Oswald used full metal jacket ammunition designed for piercing targets, and post-impact deformations for such bullets are often slight. (Incidentally, such ammo is not the best choice for an assassination, as hollow-point bullets that explode on impact are much deadlier. This is yet more evidence that Oswald wasn't a pro.)
- singularity2001 13y ago
  ok, thanks. so the only conspiracy remaining is the secret pluto landing. which is so secret that even you haven't heard of it.
  - singularity2001 13y ago
    here is the video which finally convinced me: JFK Beyond the Magic Bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5xfTKqf1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5xfTKqf1A Now back to George ... de Mohrenschildt ;)
jlgreco 13y ago
Let's say that a "non-deformed" bullet was actually suspicious and present. Why would the conspiracy plant a non-deformed bullet? Do they lack bullet deforming capabilities? Are they blithering idiots who, despite being idiots, have somehow managed to not get caught? Is the conspiracy of people who presumably just killed the president guilty of lazy or having poor planning? A "non-deformed" bullet is better explained by weirdness inherent in the real world than some sort of conspiracy. Here is how a competently run conspiracy would go down: 1) *Actually* shoot him from the book depository. 2) Enjoy success. There is no reason to throw in an intermediate "plant a weirdly non-deformed bullet" step.