Allright, so here is the background story on this....
Every day at lunch, Me and a few of my freinds have 5 minute debates. We make a topic one day, go home and reaserch it, and defend our points the next day.
So the one that was the most contravercial, was is a harpoon considered a bullet?
Now, I say Yes it is. A bullet by deffinition is a projectial shot from a gun.
You see,like many others have already said, a harpoon is not a bullet. They are both projectiles, but different kinds.
Also, some one was bringing up the difference between bullets and cartridges. All I have to say is that you shoot bullets, not cartridges, making the bullet the projectile.
I never thought a topic like this would get so much debate, I thought the question was answered by page 3.
Still, it's pretty fun to debate something like this. So is there anyone who still thinks a harpoon is a bullet? I mean, you could choke a horse on all the evidence accumulated above.
Still, it's pretty fun to debate something like this. So is there anyone who still thinks a harpoon is a bullet? I mean, you could choke a horse on all the evidence accumulated above.
Aye. The evidence is overwhelming. Who still believes that bullets are harpoons? If you do, give me a good reason why you believe that bullets are harpoons.
So, do you tihnk I am right or wrong? THERE IS NO RIGHT AWNSER!
HeavyFree, there is actually a correct answer for this. Devoidless said himself and I do agree with him.
We need a person knowledgeable with harpoons to come here so this debate can be decisively ended.
by deffinition a harpoon is a technically a bullet, but as we see it today its not, a bullet is fired out of a chamber of a gun and its small enough to be held in the gun without sight of it, where as the harpoon protrudes the chamber and usally is attached to some type of rope for retrieval unlike a gun.. i dont think its a bullet myself, but by definition it is
by deffinition a harpoon is a technically a bullet, but as we see it today its not, a bullet is fired out of a chamber of a gun and its small enough to be held in the gun without sight of it, where as the harpoon protrudes the chamber and usally is attached to some type of rope for retrieval unlike a gun.. i dont think its a bullet myself, but by definition it is
Where is that definition?
a barbed spearlike missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures.
Here is a definition. Just because a harpoon is fired from a launcher/gun does not mean it is a bullet.
by deffinition a harpoon is a technically a bullet, but as we see it today its not, a bullet is fired out of a chamber of a gun and its small enough to be held in the gun without sight of it, where as the harpoon protrudes the chamber and usally is attached to some type of rope for retrieval unlike a gun.. i dont think its a bullet myself, but by definition it is
Your definition is faulty. A bullet is the front part of a cartridge, shot out of a firearm, not a gun, and had a dome-like shape. It is not something fired from a gun.
Ok there is a right answer, and don't quote me when I was quoting... The right answer is no. There is a right answer to almost everything. If there is an opinion, then no there is no right answer.
normally i'd say that it is a spear, but i guess it depends on how its fired; if it is thrown by a person, then i would call it a regular spear. however, if it fired from a harpoon gun, then i would probably classify it under the same/similar category as that of a arrow/crossbow. a bullet is mainly made of some kind of metal, whereas only the tip of the harpoon is sometimes made from metal. also, harpoon can have rope attached to them, however, rope or string cannot be attached to a bullet easily. finally, the normal intention of firing a harpoon is to catch. whereas the intention of a bullet is to kill. thus, a harpoon is not a bullet, but instead a fired projectile.
I think that anything that is a trigger fired projectile counts as a bullet, so yes a harpoon is a bullet.
If you present your ideas without any support to back up them, prepare to be wronged.
I find it hard to believe that someone would believe that a harpoon is a bullet since this thread is full of overwhelming evidence that a harpoon is not a bullet.
Harpoons are not fired from spearguns. Spearguns are different from harpoons. Harpoons always have ropes attached to them used to retrieve the harpoon once launched/thrown.
hrm, Knight, I see there points though. I mean....It is shoot from a gun, while not in the same manner or anything, but none the less it is a Harpoon GUN. I don't agree with them but.....
