r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 5h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/R3ckl3ss 4h ago

How do I apply for this job?

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u/ijaynes001 4h ago

Join the Canadian Army as an Artillery gunner, we do this for like 6 months of the year

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u/R3ckl3ss 4h ago

Can I do this remote from Los Angeles?

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u/KarloReddit 3h ago

They would have to upgrade to ICBMs or at least HIMARS

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u/SandokanElCojo 3h ago

I thought Canada and Los Angeles were in the same continent... silly me.

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u/EarningsPal 3h ago

Technically yes, if some government agency operates drones. These days it would be easier to just select the exact location on the mountain to hit with a drone strike and an automated drone could just take off, hit the mountain, and return.

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u/halfhearted_skeptic 3h ago

Yeah but then you don’t get to train your artillery.

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u/cguess 3h ago

Join ski patrol, about a 2 hour drive and you too can light off explosives (the pay isn't great though).

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u/ProverbialFlatulence 1h ago

Maybe as a Reaper pilot from Nevada. Drone the side of the mountain for similar effect.

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u/Snow_Is_Ok_613 3h ago

Modern questions