[mobertol]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

The law of physics may state that, but explain why when watching news reel film of the battle of the Somme, the men being shot at from the German front line, all fall forward towards the direction the bullets came from, or just crumple on the spot.
Holiwood may portray them being flung across the room when shot, but that doesn't happen in real life
I think the law your workin on refers to solid objects.
Retlaw.

You are right Walter , when hit by a bullet most just drop straight down. The body takes the impact and the tissues hit will recoil, but the size of a bullet is not great enough to move the whole body back even though it's speed is very high. Now if someone was hit by a larger missile....a cannon ball for example, which did not explode, then I imagine there would be some backward movement!