by
Margot Peppers
Daily Mail
Submerging an AK 47 gun and firing it underwater appears to make
it work better, according to high speed footage.
In an experiment posted online, a team put one of the automatic
machine guns into an water-filled aquarium and filmed it using a
high-speed camera.
When the footage was slowed down, they discovered that not only
does the weapon still fire while under water, it actually reloads
itself faster.
New high speed footage has revealed that submerging an AK 47 gun
and firing it underwater appears to make it work better
The AK47 assault rifle is based on a gas recoil system.
It uses the hot expanding gases of a bullet being fired to automatically
rechamber the next round, Gizmodo
reports.
The gas flows up through the chamber and back to the gun’s
bolt, which forces it back.
The video was uploaded on the Smarter Every Day channel on YouTube.
In an online experiment, a team sunk one of the automatic machine
guns into an aquarium and filmed it using a high-speed camera
June
27, 2013
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