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posted by janrinok on Saturday April 28 2018, @09:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the too-late dept.

According to a new analysis,

[...] In this paper, simple one-dimensional dynamical models are uniquely applied to study in detail the fatal shot and the motion of the President's head observed in the film. Using known parameters from the crime scene, explicit force calculations are carried out for determining the projectile's retardation during tissue passage along with the resulting transfer of momentum and kinetic energy (KE). The computed instantaneous KE transfer within the soft tissue is found to be consistent with the formation of a temporary cavity associated with the observed explosion of the head, and subsequent quantitative examination of this phenomenon reveals two delayed forces at play in the backward motion of the President following impact. It is therefore found that the observed motions of President Kennedy in the film are physically consistent with a high-speed projectile impact from the rear of the motorcade, these resulting from an instantaneous forward impulse force, followed by delayed rearward recoil and neuromuscular forces.

janrinok: Be prepared for some detailed mathematical proofs, but well within the abilities of our community, and some interesting deductions.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 29 2018, @10:41AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 29 2018, @10:41AM (#673336)

    Thank you!

    I'm two years younger than you. I don't remember the assassination itself, but I vividly remember watching little John give his salute as the casket went by.

    Later, as a child about age 5 or 6, I remember going into a TV store with my dad. We were going to buy a new TV. My dad was fascinated with the color TVs but I honestly had trouble telling which was which. I could see color in the B&W images just fine. No one has ever believed me.

    I think children (at least some of them) have such vivid imaginations we were able to paint in the missing colors and "see" them in our minds.