Question
Why do you feel a backward jerk on your shoulder when you fire a gun?
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Answer
When we fire a gun, a force is exerted in the forward in the forward direction as the bullets comes out; in reaction to which an equal and opposite force is act in the backward direction and hence, we feel a backward jerk on the shoulder.
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