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   The bullet would not burn up. It is not going 18,000 miles per hour, only   
   about the speed of sound. It would do the same thing as if shot from the   
   ground straight up, turn around and come down.   
      
   "Scott T. Jensen"  wrote in message   
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   > I'm up on the Space Station and I go out for a nice little space walk.  I   
   > take along my specially designed hunting rifle and fire a bullet down at   
   the   
   > planet.  What would the bullet need to be made of for it to make it all   
   the   
   > way to the surface and not burn up on entry to our atmosphere?  Is there   
   > anything the bullet could be made of that would be able it to make the   
   trip?   
   > And would the speed of the bullet affect its chances?  Would also the   
   bullet   
   > go weird like how bullets do when you shoot them into a pool of water?   
   >   
   > Idly curious,   
   > Scott Jensen   
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