'Mythbusters' and cannonballs...
- Thread starter Ballah06
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The "funny" part is that the cannonball, according to the article went through a house and covered a substantial distance before ending up in the wall of another residence (as depicted in the above pic).
Ballah06 said:
That's funny because I heard it ended up in a guys minivan that just arrived home 10 minutes prior. Got it from this video. Traveled through two house I believe.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011...wry-sends-cannonball-rocketing-through-homes/
The cantaloupe-sized cannonball missed the water, tore through a cinder-block wall, skipped off a hillside and flew some 700 yards east, ...
There, the 6-inch projectile bounced in front of a home on quiet Cassata Place, ripped through the front door, raced up the stairs and blasted through a bedroom, ...
The ball wasn't done bouncing.
Traveling nearly a mile and hardly losing steam! That's some serious kinetic energy...
There, the 6-inch projectile bounced in front of a home on quiet Cassata Place, ripped through the front door, raced up the stairs and blasted through a bedroom, ...
The ball wasn't done bouncing.
Traveling nearly a mile and hardly losing steam! That's some serious kinetic energy...
That's what happens when "science" is done by special effects people and not scientists or engineers.
Just sayin'...
(The only thing worse is when politicians pretend they understand science.)
Just sayin'...
(The only thing worse is when politicians pretend they understand science.)
So much for SDZ's. WTF?
In case your wondering: http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/rdg/files/QTR%20Surface%20Danger%20Zone%20(SDZ).pdf
In case your wondering: http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/rdg/files/QTR%20Surface%20Danger%20Zone%20(SDZ).pdf
I can't stand to watch that show as their 'scientific method' is a joke. Their methods are laughable. I've seen experiments run more tightly at a high school science fair.
crown14 said:
And fewer dudes with berets and silly moustachios. It would have been interesting to sit in on the conversation between the show's producers and the insurance company when they were drawing up the policy for Mythbusters. I wonder what kind of liability coverage they have.
I live right across the street from Camp Parks and we hear all the booms, bangs and pops from the range all the time. It's hilarious that the canon ball crossed Dougherty/Tassajara Road without nailing a passing car. That road is packed with traffic multiple times a day. Mythbusters...I liked it better when Jessi pinch hit for Karry.