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BB Gun - "In Armageddon, a NASA guy comments that a plan to shoot a laser at the asteroid is like “shooting a b.b. gun at a freight train.” What would it take to stop an out-of-control freight train using only b.b. guns?"

This would normally be impossible. However, with enough people shooting the train, it can happen. This would require about 100,000 people shooting, distributed over 2 kilometers of track, each firing a few dozen rounds once the train comes close enough. This would, eventually, be enough to bring the train to a stop.

Short answer section 2-1 - "If my printer could literally print out money, would it have that big an effect on the world?" -

Using the printer, you could make about 200 million dollars per year, depending on the type of printer. This would actually be the perfect sweet spot for you, as it would be enough to make you very, very rich, but not enough to have any effect on the world. The United States prints approximately $500 billion per day, so $200 million a year would be nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

Short answer section 2-2 - "I bike to class sometimes. It's annoying biking in the wintertime, because it's so cold. How fast would I have to bike for my skin to warm up the way a spacecraft heats up during reentry?" -

You'd have to bike at about 200 m/s, which would make your commute very fast indeed. However, the amount of energy required to bike at that speed would cause you to die from overexertion. Even if you didn't exert any energy from going at that speed, your body would just absorb the heat and not increase your core temperature a desirable amount.

Short answer section 2-3 - "What if you strapped C4 to a boomerang? Could this be an effective weapon, or would it be as stupid as it sounds?" -

Strapping C4 to a boomerang would not be an effective weapon. The weapon described in the image would have terrible aerodynamics, and would be unable to fly very far. Assuming you were able to solve the aerodynamics issue, you would need to be really good with boomerangs. If you were unable to catch the boomerang as it came back, it would instead explode in your face, killing you and injuring those nearby. Overall, this is a very stupid weapon that would probably kill its user more than its intended victim.

Bouncy Balls -

Around 3,000,000 balls. Death would occur and you would be charged with manslaughter or murder.