Would you fire a weapon at yourself in the name of Science?

Physicist Andreas Wahl put himself in front of a weapon submerged in water and fires it on himself. All of this in the name of science.
50 BMG for Crop Damaging Deer Mitigation

Farmers like Robert Runkles shared a video on Youtube, showing how he uses long-range firepower to mitigate this problem.
Mr Runkles utilizes a .50 BMG to make this incredible shot from 902 yards.