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Rotes Sapiens (rs@redplanet.mars.org.cy) 2004/12/15 22:44

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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:13:11 -0800, Miss Elaine Eos
<Misc@*your-shoes*PlayNaked.com> wrote:

>In article <a2tpr0h5ppem17218tgngr3vjhpg0jcfns@4ax.com>,
> Rotes Sapiens <rs@redplanet.mars.org.cy> wrote:

>> If a man is shot 10 times with a double-barrelled shotgun, does that
>> mean he's been shot twenty-fold?

>No.  If a man is shot 10 times witha double-barrelled shotgun, then the
>most likely scenario is that each barrell fired 5 times.  If both had
>fired 10 times, he would've been shot 20 times with a double-barrelled
>shotgun.

>...Regardless of the fact that each discharge contained what could be
>referred to as a dozen or two "bullets".  It's conceivible that person-A
>pulled the trigger once, firing once, and person-B was "shot 7 times" (7
>holes in their body).

So if a man is shot with an auto 3-shot (3 bullets come out with each
trigger pull) single-barrelled rifle, and the gunner pulled the
trigger twice, you are saying he was shot 6 times ?



Sig:
I have a brain the size of a planet.  It's not much good to me, however.  It's on a different planet.

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