Why do Russian soldiers boil bullets?
Why do Russian soldiers boil bullets? Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan reportedly boiled their ammunition in order to remove impurities that could cause jams in their weapons. During the Soviet-Afghan War, which took place from 1979 to 1989, Soviet troops faced difficult conditions in the rugged and arid Afghan landscape.
What happens if you boil a bullet?
Nothing, bullets are made of lead and copper. Boling water dies nothing to them besides possibly cleaning it.
Can a bullet be stopped by water?
It's not a spoiler to say he doesn't die, thus demonstrating that water, which is 1000 times denser than air, will stop a bullet remarkably quickly. Professor Geoffrey Taylor, from the University of Melbourne, says that resistance (also known as drag) can be described as a series of collisions.