Bullet Ballet: The Quest to Reproduce a Civil War Bullet Collision

In the annals of military history, a curious event is preserved in the American Museum of Natural History: two Civil War bullets, perfectly aligned, that met nose to nose. This seemingly impossible occurrence has intrigued Destin Sandlin, creator of the popular YouTube channel "Smarter Every Day." Sandlin's quest to understand and replicate this phenomenon led him on a journey through ballistics, probability, and engineering.