Which is something that anyone using a firearm, this size, OR smaller, should keep in mind.
'MythBusters' cannonball goes through nearby house
An experiment for the show 'MythBusters' goes wrong after a firing test shoots a cannonball into the wall of a California home. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.
DUBLIN, Calif. -- A "MythBusters" experiment went awry Tuesday, sending a cannonball blasting through a home, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said.Sheriff's spokesman J.D. Nelson told NBCBayArea.com that a projectile from an Alameda County firing range in Dublin missed its intended target and hit a home near Tassajara Road and Somerset Lane -- going through one wall and exiting through another.
More on this story from NBCBayArea.com
The Sheriff's Office said it was a cannonball fired by a "MythBusters" crew that "took a few unfortunate bounces." It was not known what the experiment entailed.
The zany team on the Discovery Channel TV series attempts to verify or debunk urban legends, popularly held beliefs and movie scenes by conducting experiments — repeatedly warning young viewers not to try them at home or without a parent.
"MythBusters" has examined whether a collision with a bug can kill a biker (debunked), whether it is possible to shoot the hat off a person’s head without harming the wearer (debunked) and whether drafting behind a big-rig truck can improve a car's fuel efficiency (confirmed).
Doug Duran / Bay Area News Group via AP
The exit hole from a misfired cannonball is seen after it traveled through a Dublin, Calif., home on Dec. 6.
No one was injured. Authorities were still investigating the incident. It was unclear where the cannonball came to rest.
Msnbc.com staff contributed to this report from Mathew Luschek of NBCBayArea.com.
Maybe they were trying to bust the Dick Gobbler's myth about a Mosin-Nagant firing a 1/3 pound projectile at 4,400 fps.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing it wasn't moving at that speed or it would have gone through a subdivision or two.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that it reached that velocity. Blackpowder isn't energetic enough to get a projectile moving that fast, but we've had this discussion ad nauseum.
ReplyDeleteDo you mean "energetic" or "highly energetic?"
ReplyDelete"I doubt that it reached that velocity. Blackpowder isn't energetic enough to get a projectile moving that fast, but we've had this discussion ad nauseum."
ReplyDeleteIt's not a discussion when you're saying stupid shit and people are pointing and laughing at you. In the instant case you are the pointee.
mikeb302000 said...
ReplyDeleteDo you mean "energetic" or "highly energetic?"
Oh dear, that had me laughing so hard I nearly choked on my morning cuppa....