Talk:Silver bullet
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Can anyone give a precise definition of where this term was coined? (Arguably in some early werewolf story, but which one)? Nixdorf 07:38, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
For the record, at a disambiguation page I bypassed, it was mentioned that:
- Take a silver bullet means to make a sacrifice
Silver Bullet is also a Rollercoaster at Knott's Berry Farm
I don't know whether these warrant inclusion to the article. Aapo Laitinen 21:06, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
- Never mind, having a disambiguation page was the right thing to do. Aapo Laitinen 22:19, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Authentic folklore?
If the vulnerability of werewolves to silver bullets is not authentic folklore, but was introduced in the 1940s, how could Potocki have known about it? Burschik 10:21, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
It actually is authentic folklore and comes from the legend of Beast of Gévaudan. I changed the article to reflect this.
[edit] Vampire
Isnt silver bullet used to kill vampire too?
Brahm Stoker's Dracula, Chapter 18: "a sacred bullet fired into the coffin kill him so that he be true dead"
Other stories contain references to vampires being killed by silver bullets, including Kohta Hirano's Hellsing, although that is a 20th century reference.
[edit] Silver Bullet
It's also a pretty common type of sex toy - a small, silver (duh) bullet or egg shaped vibrator. Perhaps best for inclusion somewhere around the Martini/slang portion of the entry.
[edit] Lead vs Silver
"Functionally, however, silver is both lighter and harder than lead and makes inferior bullets, at least for modern firearms."
Silver has a Brinell hardness of 24.5 MPa (Source Wikipedia: Silver) Lead has a Brinell hardness of 38.3 MPa (Source Wikipedia: Lead). This would make lead a bit harder than silver.
