Re: short questions

If you drop a quarter from the Empire State Building it is going to stop
accelerating at a certain speed and so it won't do much damage, but that is
because the force of gravity only imparts so much energy into the coin's
velocity.  It reaches a terminal velocity once it's gained as much energy
from gravity as it can.  But shoot that coin from a gun (pretend the barrel
and chamber are shaped correctly for a coin) and you're putting a lot more
energy into it's velocity than you are when you drop it from a building.  At
a certain point it's going to hit a peak velicity again, but this peak
velocity is much higher than the one it gets from gravity.  You can
accelerate a marshmallow to a high enough speed that it will cause damage,
if it stays together as it flies through the air.  Dropping it from a
building won't have that effect, but shooting it with a lot of energy will.

And with green slimes, I'd imagine it is the impact that kills them, not a
transformation into another type of substance.  (I have to admit, I'm not
sure what type of accelerator you're talking about, my attention's divided
right now)

- Coyote, the Desert Dog

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