Agreed. Given what's shown on the show about the safety and insurance precautions taken, especially when explosions are involved, this is really stunning. The setup makes me think they anticipated no kickup potential, and/or there might have been some redirection of momentum at the range rather than stoppage.
Factoring in the involvement of the sheriff's department (their facility, after all), and I have a hard time thinking this is anything but a fluke. This isn't Rocket City Rednecks... David ________________________________ From: David Lynch <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Mythbusters mishap: House hit by cannonball Based on the direction and distance I've seen quoted in a report I saw (700 yards to the east before striking the first house), it went over the pretty steep-looking ridges on the side of the bomb range before hitting the house. I would have expected those to pretty well make it impossible for a projectile to leave that area unless they were pretty cavalier about what direction it was traveling in relative to the horizontal. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
