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This should be of interest, at the very least to:

- Chris Newton

- Glenn Nall

- Jon Tidd

- Bob Prudhomme

- Yours Truly

- etc.

I recently contacted the following scientific research organization, located in Barcelona, Spain, in order to see whether they are willing and able to perform precise simulations of the fatal shot:

http://www.idrasimulation.com/brain-impact-with-alya-part-1/

Guided by the nice, helpful folks above -and as Open Source Software author myself- I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there are many applications and data which are freely available "for the rest of us":

http://mcx.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=browse&id=MMC/Colin27AtlasMesh&oldid=MMC/CollinsAtlasMesh

This one comes directly, courtesy of none other than Uncle Sam himself:

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

But I will leave the best for the next message.

-Ramon

Tip: It is as hands-on as you can get. Get ready to do some downloading...

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This is one of the best findings so far: a multi-platform, open source application called "Slicer".

See the manual here:

https://goo.gl/da4mcQ

[For those unfamiliar with Google Drive, you only click ONCE]

[Click inside "Documentation" - The manual is: "Slicer Welcome Tutorial.pdf"]

I prepared a 1-2-3, express way to be up and running in a matter of minutes.

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Slicer's Web Page:

http://www.slicer.org/

Slicer-Download.png

Next:

Slicer-App+Data-Files.png

Next:

Slicer-Express.png

and finally:

Slices-Rotating.png

Is that cool, or what ?????

:-)

-RFH

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Hey Ramon, thanks for the link and your great documentation.

Does Slicer have a MAC OS version?

As far as your experimentation and simulation, I assume trajectory and ballistics will have to be equally synthesized and I'm wondering if multiple possible shot origins will be simulated?

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Hey Ramon, thanks for the link and your great documentation.

Does Slicer have a MAC OS version?

As far as your experimentation and simulation, I assume trajectory and ballistics will have to be equally synthesized and I'm wondering if multiple possible shot origins will be simulated?

Yes and yes.

In fact, one of THE most important simulations will be an exhaustive search, from every possible angle/location, even water drains, where it will be determined that the following is not possible, unless we use some sort of satellite-based, laser-powered, magnetic bullet-sucking contraption, fired from a flying saucer (piloted by Elvis, of course).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKC_zBA50HA

-RFH

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One scenario I'm curious about that has been overlooked (as far as I know), is the possible position of JFK during the few seconds that Jackie has gotten out of the back seat and climbed up on the trunk (back of limo for non-americans). I'd like to know if any head or back shots would have been possible from the west window of the sixth floor or roof of the TSBD down into the Limo and if this angle would have supported a back shot with a seeming upward trajectory.

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One scenario I'm curious about that has been overlooked (as far as I know), is the possible position of JFK during the few seconds that Jackie has gotten out of the back seat and climbed up on the trunk (back of limo for non-americans). I'd like to know if any head or back shots would have been possible from the west window of the sixth floor or roof of the TSBD down into the Limo and if this angle would have supported a back shot with a seeming upward trajectory.

Chris: That is so simple, I don't believe it qualifies as simulation. There are no forces, fields, etc. involved. All you need to verify is Line of Sight. Such property is required in microwave communications (as opposed to AM and FM broadcasts, where the waves bounce off the ionosphere and thus can follow earth's curve) and companies perform that kind of studies.

See this related discussion:

http://jfkfacts.org/assassination/ballistics-experts-agree-oswald-lone-gunman/#comment-822670

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One scenario I'm curious is the possible position of JFK during the few seconds that Jackie has gotten out of the back seat and climbed up on the trunk. I'd like to know if any head or back shots would have been possible from the west window of the sixth floor or roof of the TSBD down into the Limo and if this angle would have supported a back shot with a seeming upward trajectory.

Your trajectory does not seem feasible, Chris:

Le-Mystere-de-Dealey-Plaza.jpg

Another view:

No-Line-of-Sight.jpg

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Ramon @ post #6:

Not sure I agree with "no forces...".

JFK's head, arms, torso, etc. were subject to gravitational force at all times; so was any bullet fired at JFK. JFK's head, etc. were also subject to forces produced by his body muscles. The limo was constantly changing direction, so there was a force exerted on JFK's "body parts" due to the change in direction.

FWIW, I believe it's impossible to get a precise physical description of the events in Dallas. There are too many variables (inputs), too many assumptions.

But thanks for your quantitative approach.

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Your trajectory does not seem feasible, Chris:

I'm sorry if I misstated, I'm curious about the sixth floor window closest to the overpass, to the far left of the "snipers nest" as we look at the TSBD in that graphic.

I understood exactly what you meant, Chris, and posted the 2 images as counter evidence.

[bTW:There is some silly version that has Mr. David Harold Byrd asking for that particular window as a souvenir/trophy since the fatal shot supposedly originated from there.]

When I replied to your post, I was under the impression that JFK was deep into the seat at the time Jackie was attempting to escape in irrational horror, and therefore only a helicopter/balloon would have provided the required line of sight. However, upon close scrutiny at the Z film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqk3sdfXFkc

one notices that something is preventing Kennedy from falling all the way down: the steel braces. There was line of sight, after all.

Let me change my answer, then: the head of the subject remains so peaceful that it could not have been impacted by a high speed projectile after the violent back snap.

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Just an FYI...

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[bTW:There is some silly version that has Mr. David Harold Byrd asking for that particular window as a souvenir/trophy since the fatal shot supposedly originated from there.]

...truth can be stranger than fiction...

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