Post by Sofa - SpudPost by AChttp://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/12/06/tv-experiment-goes-awry-sends-cannonball-rocketing-through-homes/
Hilarious or oh my how terrible?
Anyway, I'm quite amazed by the way the thing seems to have just kept
going.
Me too , it seems to have been going incredibly fast to get such
distance and to do so much damage. I was hoping the video would show the
actual moment it went wrong.
It does show how effective a solid shot can be , they were the staple of
artillery for hundreds of years, imagine hundreds of them fired at a town.
The Reg has it now :
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/08/mythbusters_mythfire_cannon/
Seems that they will show it on TV, but clearly there wont be some great
footage of it all going wrong
Yeah, I am amazed at how effective a cannon ball can be. Never really
thought much about it, it just puts holes in stuff, right? But with all
that energy I guess they can ping about like a bullet can. So, where one
would think a cannon ball hitting a ship would just hole it, it seems
that they could cause a lot more damage.
OK, the experiment didn't go as intended, but it certainly proved a lot
about old school weapons.
Post by Sofa - SpudOT - on the same news site there is a story of a woman dying in lift
accident reminiscent of horror films
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/12/07/woman-dies-in-elevator-accident-at-csu-long-beach/
I thought that only happened on Final Destination films etc.
Well, its that old thing about real life being more extraordinary than
writer dare write.
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AC