Thread: Suppressors - Am I missing something

Originally Posted by timattalon

Yes the amount of energy in each direction is the same, but the impact on the shoulder is the speed of the rifle squared x the mass of the rifle. Adding a brake reduces the velocity by directling energy in a different direction. A suppressor slows the speed with which the gas can thrust the rifle back thus spreading the same amount of energy over a longer period of time (Reduces speed of the impact on the shoulder.) As the speed is squared in E=MC2 then reducing speed has a more significant effect on the impact on the shoulder. Total force (work done) remains the same but not as sudden or as violent.

E(KINETIC)=1/2 mv^2
Kinetic energy= half mass times velocity squared
E=mc^2 is relativity and deals with release of energy when mass is converted directly to energy in a nuclear reaction.
Energy= mass times the speed of light squared. Little relevance here.


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