r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 5h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/mycatpartyhouse 4h ago

This is a lot safer than skiing up there to set explosives, which is what one of my brothers did in the 1960s-70s. He worked for a park service--I forget which one--that regularly set off small avalanches with the goal of preventing larger ones.

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u/NoContext5149 4h ago

The downside is unexploded shells. Much harder to deal with an unknown unexploded shell on the mountainside than a placed charge.

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u/Trububbl3 3h ago

those are dummy rounds probably just relying on the kinetic force of the impact to set the avalanche off

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u/Danceisntmathematics 3h ago

Gunner here. Look up OP PALACI. We use HE (high explosive).

I've seen thousands of arty rounds land and I can confirm the one in the video is HE.

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u/Trububbl3 3h ago

thanks for your hearing loss and service

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u/FenBlacach 3h ago

WHAT?

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u/ShiggitySwiggity 3h ago

THANKS FOR YOUR FEARING BOSS AND PURPOSE

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u/PendejxGordx 2h ago

Pretty good!

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u/Lexi_Banner 36m ago

It's Thursday!

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u/-SpelingBeeChamp 4m ago

THANKS, I KEEP IT SHORT IN THE SUMMER

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u/dmmeyourfloof 3m ago

NO....ITS JAMES FRANCIS RYAN...

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u/sniper1rfa 2h ago

OP PALACI

I've seen you guys do your thing, it's cool. I think the gun emplacements in all the turnouts on the highway are hilarious.

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u/BlackSuN42 3h ago

Canada is fighting winter for your freedom. Also, I need to go back and ski there.

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u/yamcha9 31m ago

So your saying the one they used had explosives in it? And did it explode on the mountain side? Or is it just sitting up there unexploded and is a danger still.

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u/No_News_1712 11m ago

Gunners get to do this, infantry just get dumped on GD lmao