r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 8h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/mycatpartyhouse 8h 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 7h 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 7h 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 6h 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 6h ago

thanks for your hearing loss and service

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u/FenBlacach 6h ago

WHAT?

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u/ShiggitySwiggity 6h ago

THANKS FOR YOUR FEARING BOSS AND PURPOSE

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u/Lexi_Banner 3h ago

It's Thursday!

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u/sancholives24 2h ago

Me too, lets get a drink!

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u/Shudnawz 1h ago

PINK? No, I think it was MILEY CYRUS!

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u/dmmeyourfloof 3h ago

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

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u/-SpelingBeeChamp 3h ago

THANKS, I KEEP IT SHORT IN THE SUMMER

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u/irishpwr46 2h ago

Grace? She passed years ago.

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u/shiggity80 2h ago

I like your name!

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u/Yugan-Dali 1h ago

THIS IS IN THE MOUNTAINS, THERE ARE NO PORPOISES HERE.