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In reply to the discussion: (Nov. 22) Do you believe the Warren Commission JFK assassination report? [View all]William Seger
(10,809 posts)In the first frame of the Zapruder film after the head shot, JFK's head has pitched forward about 2.5" and his chin is buried in his chest. The "back and to the left" doesn't start until a frame after that, and it shows acceleration for several frames. Momentum transfer from a bullet simply doesn't work like that: It could only exert force while it was passing through the head, so that first frame shows the direction it acted, and there's simply no way it could cause a delayed acceleration. Except for that quick snap at the beginning, the delayed "back and to the left" action really looks more like an actor faking getting shot, because it's his muscles causing the movement rather than momentum transfer from a bullet.
The reason that this one is so annoying to me is that conspiracy theorists who are heavily invested in the "back and to the left" motion simply refuse to accept what the Zapruder film really shows. I've never once seen a conspiracy theorist admit these simple facts, which tells me that they aren't really interested in the truth.