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Anatomy of a headshot: - The head - The shot

"Headshots are not 100% fatal" -character gets shot in head -*bandages their hand*

My great-grandfather survived being shot in the head. He fought in World War II when a bullet hit him in the back of the head and exited through his nose. He was considered to be dead, but somehow he survived, returned home and lived 92 years before his death. Great man to me.

I survived a headshot. It entered my right eye, and came out of the top of my head. I'm getting my right side back slowly. I'm going on 10 months now.

Guy: Bullets will be 90% fatal Game developers: you mean 9 percent?

Congratulations everyone we’re officially on the FBI watch list 👍

"The gravitational constant is ten." Truly a physicist at heart.

A friend of mine survived a head shot, but he did not tell the story. For a long time he couldn't talk at all, and when he did finally learn to talk again he did not remember anything about the gun shot. He required 24/7 care after that. His body survived the head shot, but the person he had been no longer existed.

Respect to the dude who tried this out and told everyone how it works

What many people don’t realise about that scene in Joker is it was actually improvised, Joaquin Phoenix snuck a gun on set and shot Robert De Niro for real as part of his method acting.

I’m a paramedic. The human body is incredibly resilient. I had a early 20s male a couple years ago that shot himself in the head with a handgun (I didn’t see the gun) I heard from someone it was a 9mm someone else said a 38. The dudes brains were hanging out but he had almost perfect vital signs and was maintaining his own airway. I don’t think he survived in the end but it’s certainly doable.

I had a family member survive a headshot with a 22 at close range. She still had some physical disabilities but otherwise she is fully aware and fine. Very informative video.

The best phrase ever “the more velocity,the more ouch”

My mom actually survived a headshot wound. She was really young playing in her room, when all of a sudden she says she has the worst headache of her life and cant see anything. Next thing she knows shes waking up in a hospital 2 days later. Apparently her brother was cleaning his rifle downstairs when it had a negligent discharge, and it ended up going through 2 walls, and finally hit her right next to where her orbital and cheekbones meet, where it then lodged an inch into her skull. Luckily, it hit no brain matter, and she was not affected mentally, however her cheekbone hits her jaw when she chews due to a bone blister developing. Man is it a crazy story!

I knew the wound channel could be incredibly damaging from a high powered rifle shot but didn’t know much more. This is interesting in general but I also work for funeral homes doing body removals so your video answered a few questions I’ve had. Thank you.

This a very long comment. Also if anyone responds please don’t be rude. This is a very touchy subject and I know how the internet can be lol. I was hesitant to share this story at first.. typing this made me feel a shit ton of anxiety since I rarely comment on anything online. But for some reason I felt inclined to. First, I’d like to say it’s crazy how many people in the comments that survived or knows someone who survived situations like these… I appreciate your knowledge and I’m glad you’re able to talk about it and inform people. I lost someone unfortunately due to such circumstances a few years ago.. she was my sister. She was shot 17 times and the first shot was to her head. Watching this has at least brought me some awareness on what she may have experienced and the injuries she endured.. as if more truth was shone on the situation. Instead of the scenarios I came up with in my mind due to my own ignorance. I never ran away from wanting to know what happened to her. It’s like I wanted to know every detail as if I’m the one investigating her case. I always wanted to inform myself as much as I could because for some reason not knowing does more damage to me. I already knew some of the info in this video, my brother is very knowledgeable on guns and has taught me gun safety, differences in caliber, and velocities in a responsible manner when I was younger. This year in August will mark 5 years since she was killed. She was 26 years old when it happened. My sister had goals, and great things she wanted to accomplish.. She never had any kids although she dreamt of having a family of her own. I am now 25 realizing how young she actually was. She did not do anything to deserve that. Her life was taken away by someone selfish and evil at heart. We miss her and think about her everyday. Once again, I don’t normally do this I’m not coming on here with a sob story. (Though I was sobbing while typing this) But I feel like maybe someone will read this who probably experienced losing someone they love dearly in a traumatic way. The pain never goes away, it just gets easier to manage. I learned in the worst way, that sometimes you won’t get an answer for why certain things happen. The investigator literally said “sometimes there is no reason, sometimes people are just shitty people” and that stuck with me since.. And the person who did it, was in fact a shitty person. I hope anyone who experienced anything like this remembers that the person you lost loves you dearly and even though the world moves on, they know for a fact you that you’ll never forget them. They see you and how hard you try. They’re with you always and they would want you to live life the best way you can even if it’s without them. Experience life and create wonderful memories. That’s what I believe my sister is thinking and I don’t doubt that the same goes for anyone else. 🖤

Anatomy of a Headshot: All you have to know is that there isn't going to be much anatomy left.

Bad guy: “I’m about to shoot you in the head” Also Bad Guy: “Let’s do the math on that tho”

Great and very well explained, to my mind it just misses a very important thing : full metal jacket or not, the way the bullet work depends also a lot on which material it is made of… Thanks for your video

Thanks for this interesting video. There is just one small thing to correct in kinetic energy equation, as it is simply Ek=0.5mv^2. As opposed to potential energy (Ep=mgh), gravity has no impact here.

“More kinetic energy equals more ouch.” - Science.

What happens when you get whipped in the nuts with a car antenna...asking for a friend...

That was so great to include your dad's profession and his contributions. Keep up the good work.

Mad props for the video and the shout out to your dad. Real classy 👏

“Headshots are 90% fatal” this guy plays a lot of siege

"Just slap a band aid on that bad boy and you'll be fine"-video game logic

I’ve always wondered wtf happened like I’ve literally been thinking about all week, and then this video pops up on my feed lol ty

thanks I’ll go test this

The fact that this has 17 million views just really shows the definition of ‘random 3am thoughts’.

I swear I'm not a serial killer, I just like anatomy and crime scenes

Thanks dad!! Super interested in these topics and videos on it. Can’t wait to know more of your dad’s ICU experience. Just found your channel and I’m hooked!

Thanks KZfaq for this amazing and informative video that will definitely be of use for me in the future

Props to that 1 guy who took a headshot for our knowledge.

"Headshots are not 100% fatal" Gamers: *Yeah, we know*

Ah, so relaxing before going to sleep

Thanks for this. I knew it already, but it's always fun to watch.

My grandfather, when he was young, was kneeling in a corn field. He was talking to someone and his mouth was opened just long enough to have a 22 LR round from someone else fly into his mouth and shoot him in the back of the throat without hitting anywhere else. The doctors were unable to remove the bullet and 80 years later he coughed it out at the dinner table. He carried that bullet in his pocket the rest of his life.

"Because a shotgun to the head is pretty self explanatory." *chuckles in splash damage*

bro is helping us out being the best hitmen ever kudos

I'm an animator and I used this video to help woth animating a headshot, thanks!

“Bullets are 90% lethal” Game Devs: 2%, take it or leave it.

2:16 "the weight is 10, velocity is 10" Teacher: *bursts out of wall* "10 what? Apples?"

that's amazing man, I really enjoy watching ur videos

This could be very helpful. I'm going to watch whole thing.

The quiet kid explaining why billy is unconscious on the hallway floor

It's almost like evolution didn't account for us hairless apes using gunpowder. Weird.

Thanks for sharing…. Thanks to dad as well 37 years in the ICU is massive…. I also work on Trauma ICU and critical care transport.. I seen a share of these head injuries

Dear KZfaq algorithm. Thanks for suggesting this happy video about death right on Christmas. I can't think of anything better to watch now that'll get me in a jolly mood. Sincerely Me

This helps me to understand Grand Theft Auto Vice City on PS3 much better, thanks.

Teacher: Today we are learning about the anatomy of headshot Jonh Wick: Leaves the school with his Ford Mustang

this was a LOT more in depth than expected ngl

Amazing quality. Instant subscribe. The dad part is sweet and a rarity.

My great grandfather during Prague uprising in 2nd ww. survived a shot to the head. He was on barricades in the city. Probably it was a ricochet, pistol shot or a grenade shrapnel, because the bullet got stuck in his brain. Surgery was too risky so he had the 'bullet' stuck in his brain for the rest of his life. I've seen pictures of him from my grandma. He had kind of a hole in right side of his forehead. He was 'fine' after that. Few years after that he had a family. He died of age. A brave and strong man. EDIT: Changed the last sentence from "A brave and strong young man" to "A brave and strong man" because there is an "average reddit user" that just has to pick on words.

you should do how different types of bullets affect you when shot. Like hollow point, FMJ, etc

1:31 My brother in Christ, please tell me you did not just suggest that the intermediate round 5.56x45mm out of an AR is more damaging than a full power round like 7.62x51mm (.308 win) out of a generic bolt gun.

Idk how or why this vid was recommended to me at 2am but it was awesome.

The anatomy of a headshot from a shotgun: ... what head? ...

"Because a shotgun to the head is pretty self explanatory." "DEAD!"

It's nice to know how it'll end for me. Thanks 😀

“BOOOMM headshot!!” FPS Doug.

My brother was shot in the eye but miraculously survived, instead the bullet went through the side of his skull. His personality didn’t change a bit and he is still the same person as he was. After that incident, he never went back to the gang life and saw this as a second chance for him to change.

Me learning physics in school: Do people actually find this interesting?!?!? Me learning physics in KZfaq: Do people actually not find this interesting?!?!?

The rotation of the bullet is for stability/accuracy through the air until it hits it target It's the energy/velocity that causes the temporary wound cavity

All I was thinking while I'm watching this video is how incredible is the feeling of "love" because we all carry weird skulls and teeth, and all this bone and flesh structure within us so we normally look horrible inside us but we love each other no matter what. I think that's amazing.

The nurse at school: “here’s a bag of ice, go back to class”

"Allow me to make this insultingly simple. More kinetic energy = more ouch" Lmao that's it. I'm subscribing.

Reading through all the head shot survivor stories is quite scary.

Most interesting and concerningly entertaining video i’ve seen today

It's actually crazy how long people survive after a headshot. I always though headshot meant instant death but people might be alive and sometimes even concious for hours after. I read a book by famous German soldier of WWI, Ernst Juenger, he told of several cases he kept talking to soldiers with headshot wounds the size of a coin and brain tissue running down their faces

"Bullets will 90% fatal" Video games charachter's head:That sign wouldn't stop me

thank you for the information, very informative video i learned alot!

Saw the hi-power in the thumbnail, assumed this was about fallout new vegas. Neat video regardless

Real life headshot: takes 1 bullet only In games: Have to shoot out 30 bullets to the brain to get a headshot

Today I learnt that a watermelon can save me from a shotgun shot. 0:25

Anatomy of a headshot poster honestly goes hard

My mother used a H&R in .38 S&W short with a lead RN to the head and i found her days later. Surprisingly. There wasn’t anything i could tell that indicated a head shot but a small puddle of blood in her lap and the gun by her side. No exploding skull fragments anywhere but i found the bullet days later on the carpet across the room. I only needed the Carpet cleaned and the stain was small. Must be the partial stroke and booze that stopped all the bleeding. She always liked doing things her way. Its been 30 yrs and i am the same age now but i know how I’m going out when i cant control my bowels but definitely out doors.

"Headshots are not 100% fatal" Some random courier: *sigh of relief*

“Sometimes research and reading is not enough so.... I decided to actually get shot in the head”

I worked in a NSICU in one of the busiest level one trauma centers in the US. One neurosurgeon became a renowned expert on “GSW head” patients. They were fascinating patients. And although many didn’t last long, we also had spectacular recoveries.

i did not want to see this but i couldn’t resist watching

Me explaining why headshots in call of duty should insta kill:

“90% fatal” Resident Evil: “You mean 2%?”

Something small I wanted to point out 1:27 the majority of marksman rifles have a higher fire power than ARs. Great video though!

This was the most sick disgusting yet fascinating video I have ever seen in my life 😮

No Robert DeNiros were harmed in the making of this video.

I work in trauma neurosurgery and you did a great job in breaking it down and explaning the mess. Your dad is a true hero. I'm surprised at how many actually survive.

Not the happy music in the background like if this was a tutorial of how to cook pasta 💀

First vid I saw of you! Science, no dumb clickbait and not the usual "in your face" of KZfaq => SUBBED! :)

My uncle was shot in the face back in 2000. The bullet entered through his left eye and entered his brain, but did not exit out of the back of his head. He survived. Has a glass eye and the bullet is still in there. Remarkably he is still very much himself. The major side effect of his injury is he lost a lot of the feeling he has on one side of his body. His balance and coordination also aren’t what they were before the shooting.

"Bullets will be 90% fatal" *Sad ambassador noises after nerf*

KZfaq Algorithm: At this point he will watch anything

That one dude after surviving a headshot: "You shot me, you shot me pretty good"

Got it: avoid being shot in the head, especially with a rifle.

One of my firearms instructors was shot just below the left ear and the round exited his right cheek. He'd start every new class by saying "I'm living proof that just cause you shoot someone in the head doesnt mean they cant get up and kill you"

this video was mind blowing

Shout out to pops for all his work on the clock

My Father is a head shot survivor of 33 years now from a .22 shot at about 3 feet away to the forehead. Blind in one eye but other than that he drives, cooks, drives quads, shoots guns still, he even jokes about it to this day, you'd never know unless he told you.

The quiet kid explaining why Craig is laying on the ground:

This video gave me a headache lollll and big shoutouts to your dad ❤