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Old 17-June-2007, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by weatherc View Post
Another one relating to guns: When loading a revolver, why is it always necessary to spin the cylinder? And why does the cylinder always make a "zzzzzz" sound when it's spun? I've never heard a cylinder make a sound on a real revolver when it's spun.
You have to clothespin a playing card to the cylinder to get it to make that sound. In real-life situations, most folks either forget or don't bother.
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