What happened to the arrow that was shot?
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When we shoot a gun in microgravity, the escaping gas and the force of recoil would push the gun backward while pushing the bullet forward. But how would that work when you use a bow instead?
When you draw a bow, you are storing energy in the limbs as they compress, like a spring, and when the string is released, the limbs returns to their neutral position and pull the string with it, releasing that energy and launch the arrow nocked to the string forward. In my experience as an archer, the bow would launch itself forward too if you let your grip loose when shooting. So where does it goes in microgravity?
There is a reactive mass being launched one way, so it would make sense if the launcher get pushed to the opposite direction, though how this work with a bow