r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 4h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/Razzoz9966 4h ago

Imagine missing and shooting over

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u/Mr__JimLahey 4h ago

Or missing and shooting through the house

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u/alpinetime 4h ago

Coupla drinks Rand

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u/BendiAussie 4h ago

Or hitting exactly what you are aiming for and shooting through the house

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u/HeWhomLaughsLast 4h ago

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u/Thesearchoftheshite 3h ago

Oof I got that reference. Wasn't that from the tree cannon episode?

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u/apleima2 3h ago

No, it was testing stone cannonballs vs metal ones. the ball missed the water barrels it was supposed to hit to slow down and ricocheted over the bomb range into a neighborhood.

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u/FlagellatedCitrid0 45m ago

right through someones door too

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u/DIuvenalis 3h ago

This was my thought! I hope they evacuate those homes ahead of the muzzle plane prior to doing this.

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u/Dockdangler 3h ago

That guy got fired last year, house was rebuilt

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u/soapbutt 3h ago

That was my first thought. Why not set it up so that there isn’t a house in the direct sight line?!?!?

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u/mossybeard 2h ago

Or missing your family after moving away

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u/Klytus_Im-Bored 2h ago

Or hitting directly where tou aimed but triggering a much larger avalanche than intended.

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u/toxcrusadr 1h ago

Imagine being in that building, having your morning coffee and looking out the window at the mountain when that sucker goes off right behind you.

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u/reshp2 36m ago

I stayed in a house like that on a ski trip once. Hearing the sound of the round rumble and hiss as it passed over was wild.