A reader asks a question and gets an answer on Facebook concerning war weapon wounds:
Is “cavitation” what people are trying to say when they talk about “tumbling” bullets?
The answer:
The tumbling bullets create cavitation: the formation of an empty space within a solid object or body.
the formation of bubbles in a liquid, typically by the movement of a propeller through it.
A third reader notes that healing is relative:
I’d also like to point out that if you survive a gun shot of any kind, you will likely be damaged for life. Most surviving victims of gunshots don’t just walk away with a scar on their leg that’s a conversation piece. There’s very little press or information on those people, yet there are ten of thousands of people living with gunshot wound disabilities.
I can’t say I know anyone with a gunshot wound, at least that I can think of offhand.
