It's time to rename Bullet
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Most bullets move at 300-1000 m/s. A return stroke of a lightning, on the hand, propagates at an unimaginable speed of 100 000 km/s --- one third of the speed of light! As you can see, bullet is a scientifically inaccurate name for a time control which is faster than blitz (lightning in German). Thus, I suggest to rename bullet chess to gamma ray chess. Such name is fitting for three reasons:
1) Gamma rays move at lightspeed (even faster than lightning).
2) Just like bullet games, gamma rays are very energetic.
3) Long exposure can lead to permanent brain damage.
As for ultrabullet, it could be renamed to FTC (faster-than-chess).
What do you think?