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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 7494565" data-attributes="member: 8835">Alas, I don't know how feasible it is to generate a blackhole of any size, let alone move it.Hopefully this is all fun.  I see some of you have gone deeper into math with flagpoles and cars.The new problem is actually old to me.  It seemed like a good idea and is the basis of a heroic scene. I've skimped on details.The bad guy has an AR15 because of Reasons(TM).  He's going to shoot a lot of unsuspecting people over yonder.The hero steps in the way, let's say 10 feet in front (give or take, I had to assume the turret isn't setup right at the edge).  This helps block LOS and sucks up some bullets if the real plan doesn't work.The real plan is that there are high speed cameras, computers and a rapid firing railgun launching matter to deflect the bullets from some unknown position.The tech can fire at the speed of plot.  It is not allowed to kill the bad guy, for Reasons(TM). The hero doesn't love this plan, and would appreciate a second opinion.Is it plausible that the bullets can be shot out of the air such that nobody gets hurt, including the hero?PS. It is simply coincidence that both of these are deflection problems.  I worked out this situation a few years ago, and am trudging through the rewrite of the novel to finally get to write this bullet scene.  The Asteroid story came up this year.</blockquote>