The Physics of Catching a Bullet

If you run fast enough, you can catch a bullet. That sounds completely

impossible. Because bullets are insanely fast. A typical bullet travels faster than

2,000 kilometers per hour. No human can even come close to that speed.

But here is what most people misunderstand. Speed is not the real problem.

The real problem is reaction time. Your brain reacts too slowly. If the bullet

is already moving slowly. And you move in the same direction.

At the exact same speed. You do not need to outrun the bullet.

You only need to match its speed. And in zero gravity.