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Kentucky Effect

A phenomenon where firing high caliber rounds into ballistics gel from a close range causes the gun's fireball to be sucked into the resulting hole, causing the ballistics gel to briefly flash white.
The Kentucky Effect was clearly noticeable in the slow motion video.
by iamnottheboss April 30, 2025
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