Here's one for the AoS folkies

[elingregory]

I'm on the home straight with On a Lee Shore and am beginning to worry about my sweeping assumptions.

It sort of stands to reason that one might see the puff of smoke of gun fire before hearing the bang but am I right in assuming that the ball travels more slowly than the bang? also if I substitute chainshot for ball am I right in assuming that it makes a sound as it goes through the air? Or is that only in Hollywood. The devil is, as they say, in the details.

I'd ask big Colin, who makes bangs and whooshes for a living whilst wearing a pirate hat - lovely job, just lovely - only he's not about at the moment.

Comments

[melanietushmore.livejournal.com]

Ah... something i miss about living with history nerd men, i could've asked them this.
i will ask when i see them, may be a while :o/

[elin-gregory.livejournal.com]

You have to love a history nerd guy! That would be grand.

I could ask alexbeecroft but I reckon she's got enough on her plate right now.

[melanietushmore.livejournal.com]

I didnt so much love it when said nerds would interrupt films with "Theyre using the wrong type of cannon/pistol/uniform etc, in that scene"

:o/