[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by WoodyzSSbee

Anyone know what they used to fire the "ball"? A freaking battleship with max powder charge? How far was total travel????

It went over 700 yards after it skipped off a hill. So far, but not that far.

As for what they used ... who knows. In the past they've tried to make cannons out of leather, a tree, sewer pipe, and duct tape. It could be anything

[Steve Dallas]

They said 30 pound ball...

18th century cannons could fire 42 pound balls, so it didn't have to be anything technologically advanced.

[2ndgenz28]

"The episode they were working on aimed to determine whether a ball shot from a stone cannon could
breach a castle wall."

stone[d] cannon

[2ndgenz28]

http://community.discovery.com/eve/f.../m/23019799901

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"markoe
Junior Member
Registered: 12- 08-11
Posted 12-08-11 12:48 AM

Yet another first timer, though hopefully not to be thought a troll...

I was curious to see myself how far off this had to have gone, and figured I'd share.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27990934@N04/6475382431 will show you Google Earth views of the cannonball's path as seen both from the bomb range and from the first house hit; that gives you an idea of the slope we're looking at and how wildly this must have gone wrong. There's also a link from that to the Google Map itself if you care to use it and make your own judgements."

[WoodyzSSbee]

Thanks for all the answers.

Saw this morning that there is a google earth overhead image of the entire length of travel. Seems interesting that they built a subdivision that close to any type of "range". I couldnt tell but didnt look like there were any "burms" to stop strays.

Well as my dad always told me when I did something wrong, usually got hurt, "that will learn ya!"

I find all this interesting, just glad nobody got hurt.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by WoodyzSSbee

Thanks for all the answers.

Saw this morning that there is a google earth overhead image of the entire length of travel. Seems interesting that they built a subdivision that close to any type of "range". I couldnt tell but didnt look like there were any "burms" to stop strays.

Well as my dad always told me when I did something wrong, usually got hurt, "that will learn ya!"

I find all this interesting, just glad nobody got hurt.

They were probably counting on that hill to do the job. Most shrapnel would probably just get stuck in it. But a huge cannon ball? I guess those suckers bounce pretty good