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    Quote Originally Posted by Orodoth View Post
    The fact that someone wasn't in the wrong place in the wrong time, has no bearing here. Massive property damage? Hello? They are extremely lucky that no one was hurt or killed. Take off the blinders, cast away the fanboy-ism, and ditch the tunnel vision.

    Horrible location - check NO, this is where shit gets tested, and where they were sent, and stuff is normaly tested there
    Flawed math somewhere - check NO they had fired it already loads of times without incident, it just went off course, Can happen
    Lack of knowledge about what might happen - CHECK NO again, they knew what could happen, hence why they were aiming it at the water bin, and that had the safety barriers behind it
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    Ok, Not sure why you seem so silly here, But there is certainly no "fanboyism" going on here, please, if you lack a reason for trying to argue a point, then dont, resorting to calling the fanboy names is a little childish, the "someone could have got hurt" crap doesnt fly either, driving a car is just propelling a mass of metal, so its so dangerous then right? no, you know how many people are killed in just a day because of cars? ok, and how many are kille dper day via cannonballs?..exactly =) now stop being silly!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gobra View Post
    Ok, Not sure why you seem so silly here, But there is certainly no "fanboyism" going on here, please, if you lack a reason for trying to argue a point, then dont, resorting to calling the fanboy names is a little childish, the "someone could have got hurt" crap doesnt fly either, driving a car is just propelling a mass of metal, so its so dangerous then right? no, you know how many people are killed in just a day because of cars? ok, and how many are kille dper day via cannonballs?..exactly =) now stop being silly!
    That's a poor comparison. A car is not designed to be a deadly weapon. Though it can be used in a way that could be considered application of lethal force, that's outside its original design goals of which its intended purpose is for commute and recreation only. A cannonball's purpose, beyond being a crappy doorstop, is to destroy. When you fire a cannonball as was its original intention, it is classified as a deadly weapon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jreg View Post
    That's a poor comparison. A car is not designed to be a deadly weapon. Though it can be used in a way that could be considered application of lethal force, that's outside its original design goals of which its intended purpose is for commute and recreation only. A cannonball's purpose, beyond being a crappy doorstop, is to destroy. When you fire a cannonball as was its original intention, it is classified as a deadly weapon.
    That is so untrue its crazy! where are you getting these facts? holy cow do you even know what your talking about!?

    Let me clarify, a Cannonball makes a very efficient doorstop! to say its crappy is insane and crazy! well, that is infact aslong as you dont live on a hill, then it be abit crap lol

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    That's pretty crazy. I like the show so I hope they're able to work with the people with damaged property without too much hassle. What really really pisses me off though is that I tried to click a link to a related video at the end and was sent to one of those dumb asses that talk about other videos. WTF gets into these people's heads that lead them to think others actually wanna listen to the excrement they spew out of their wannabe eceleb mouths. They're all just annoying pricks that haven't ever learned to shut their whiny ass mouths for even a fucking second. Not only that, but they build up your expectations with a misleading photo in the link. They know no one wants to listen to their bullshit, yet they persist. I almost wish there were a right to silence that overwrote other people's right to free speech so that if someone tried to drive his icepick of mindless dribble into my ear then I could have his ass shredded through the legal system until he learned that only dipshits like him wave their Miranda rights. I'd say his words were noise pollution, but that wouldn't even begin to touch on the intellectual side of his offense. It's even a waste of the calories it takes to process the information and decipher that the words were really just a feeble and selfish grasping for attention. He is pretty much thief of not only my time but my energy, and in some countries they cut the hands off of thieves. So, I think it'd be fair if his hands were cut off and he was tied down for the same length of his video while I was allowed to scream in his ear at levels that actually cause damage to my vocal cords so he too will hear a dull ringing that carries about as much meaning as the bullshit he puts into his videos. I'm seething with rage XO

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gobra View Post
    Ok, Not sure why you seem so silly here, But there is certainly no "fanboyism" going on here, please, if you lack a reason for trying to argue a point, then dont, resorting to calling the fanboy names is a little childish, the "someone could have got hurt" crap doesnt fly either, driving a car is just propelling a mass of metal, so its so dangerous then right? no, you know how many people are killed in just a day because of cars? ok, and how many are kille dper day via cannonballs?..exactly =) now stop being silly!
    NO, this is where shit gets tested, and where they were sent, and stuff is normaly tested there
    NO they had fired it already loads of times without incident, it just went off course, Can happen
    NO again, they knew what could happen, hence why they were aiming it at the water bin, and that had the safety barriers behind it

    Sorry, but if your just going to pick out 3 small statements amid the rest of my supporting details, I'm just going to call CNN styled shenanagins here, and not really give what you say much thought.

    Ok, stuff gets tested there... so lets fire a cannon ball with too much charge, knowing we have about 700 yards before houses.
    Loads of times you say? Well I addressed that in my last post, please take the time to actually read if your going to try and prove a point to me.
    They knew exactly that could happen eh? Hmmmm. "I know that if I shoot this cannon, and it misses, it will end up in the houses. boy, I sure hope this doesn't over shoot!" Yeah... seriously, why are you so devout about defending them? They screwed up, and its their fault, not some mystical force. Move along.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arog View Post
    If I were the home owner my response would be.. "One night with Kari and all is forgiven"
    OH HELLS YAH!
    ot: ah come on guys...they're awesome, budget some slack here.
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    Hey, atleast no one is hurt and they pay for the costs. Sounds fair, imo.

    I watch the show now and then and some tests are freaking awesome. Wish I could try those too, but I really shouldn´t as a layman.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigbamboozal View Post
    OH HELLS YAH!
    ot: ah come on guys...they're awesome, budget some slack here.
    Hmm yes. They are awesome, so lets not point the finger here. But is some average Joe found a way to legally perform tests at this range and over shot, we'd crucify him, right?
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    fun way to react would be on one of the next shows:

    "We're testing the myth, whether a regular cannonball can penetrate 3 water barrels, a concrete wall and still have enough energy to penetrate to houses and a minivan."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Orodoth View Post
    Hmm yes. They are awesome, so lets not point the finger here. But is some average Joe found a way to legally perform tests at this range and over shot, we'd crucify him, right?
    I say: no one hurt, damages repaired and paid for wtf is YOUR problem? Was it YOUR house? nope.
    Did we miss our yoga class today? What did you want? Their show cancelled? Jail?

    Yes, an ordinary idiot who does not have a show, insurance, risk management, or any experience with this stuff would be in trouble.
    You see dear orodoth, that's how the real world works, understand? There IS a difference between some fool who tried to do this without all the legal shit covered, and the mythbusters who DO have all the legal shit covered.
    This is NOT difficult to understand is it?
    If you really insist on finding a reason to fight, then try sticking your head up your ass and fighting for air.
    Failing that, at least use some reason and logic rather then this, which isn't worth me printing it out to use as ass-wipe.
    How dumb/argumentative are you?
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    I would be a little excited if the mythbusters blew up my house.
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    why werent they in the desert? :/

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    Quote Originally Posted by inboundpaper View Post
    I would be a little excited if the mythbusters blew up my house.
    I'd defo make them sign my wall under the hole with big "BUSTED" underneath ;D
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigbamboozal View Post
    I say: no one hurt, damages repaired and paid for wtf is YOUR problem? Was it YOUR house? nope.
    Did we miss our yoga class today? What did you want? Their show cancelled? Jail?

    Yes, an ordinary idiot who does not have a show, insurance, risk management, or any experience with this stuff would be in trouble.
    You see dear orodoth, that's how the real world works, understand? There IS a difference between some fool who tried to do this without all the legal shit covered, and the mythbusters who DO have all the legal shit covered.
    This is NOT difficult to understand is it?
    If you really insist on finding a reason to fight, then try sticking your head up your ass and fighting for air.
    Failing that, at least use some reason and logic rather then this, which isn't worth me printing it out to use as ass-wipe.
    How dumb/argumentative are you?
    Well a hardy hello to you too, internet-tough-guy-who-had-nothing-to-do-with-the-arguement :P


    p.s., yoga is for limber people, which I am not.
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    How powerful was this cannon? usually at these tests their on the airfield far from homes or bomb testing area, WAY far from homes

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    Lol... Lucky that no one got hurt, but damn... Funny shit

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    I hope they wont censor this episode. Its going to be epic !
    Maybe they will make a full one about this with police interviews and stuff..
    Sadly atm the show is "suspended" due to this "missfire"

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    Oh fucking hell, I was sitting in tension waiting for it to say "Sadly it resulted in the death of [Enter name of one of the Mythbusters]" then I read the thing about the house and waited the same way for a family member to have died.
    So glad it was all material damage. What a relief, wow.

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    Either this is all just fake or the news are horribly dumb. The distance between Camp Parks and Tessejara road is around 3 kilometers, not 700 yards as they say in the video.

    So what's up with that?

    Also, here's an except from Wikipedia about cannons;

    "Western cannon during the 19th century became larger, more destructive, more accurate, and could fire at longer range. One example is the American 3 in (76 mm) wrought-iron, muzzle-loading rifle, or Griffen gun, used during the American Civil War, which had an effective range of over 1.1 mi (1.8 km). Another is the smoothbore 12 pounder Napoleon, which was renowned for its sturdiness, reliability, firepower, flexibility, relatively light weight, and range of 1,700 m (5,600 ft)"


    Now... This one is homemade with experimental projectiles. I doubt it would fire 3 kilometers.
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    Though the difference between effective range and max range is rather large, ex a rifle without a scope have an effetive range of about 200-300 meter depending on eyesight, thoug the gun itself is still deadly up until 4-6km with a lucky shot.

    The safty distance of a shotgun with geese shots is about 400m yet effective range is about 30-50m

    Effective range mearly describe how far you can expect to reliably hit the target you are aiming for.

    So when firering a cannon the background should atleast bee clear for atleast 20-30km and that is after high sand/earth baricades arround the shootingrange
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