Insight by Michael
Landis didn't realize the first shot had hit the President because Kennedy's immediate lean and raised arms looked like a reflexive turn to locate the noise, so Landis interpreted the movement as a reaction to sound rather than evidence of an injury.
Want more like this?
Every card on Korva is an insight someone saved from a podcast or video they loved.
More from @michael's Picks
See all →Controlled tests found the Mannlicher–Carcano's practical time between aimed shots averaged about 2.3 seconds, and because the footage implies roughly 1.5‑second intervals between impacts, a lone shooter using that rifle probably couldn't match the observed cadence.
People put on psychological armor—perfectionism, intellectualizing, control—to avoid judgment, but because that armor hides vulnerability it also blocks access to love and belonging and increases suffering.