“This cannonball was supposed to go through several barrels of water and through a cinder block, and then ultimately into the side of the hill,” said J.D. Nelson of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. Instead the cannonball flew over the foothills surrounding Camp Parks Military Firing Reservation, before spiraling back toward Dublin like a cruise missile.
It flew straight though the front door of a home on Cassata Place, and bounced around like a pinball, flying up to the second floor before blasting through a back bedroom wall. The wayward cannonball then blasted across a busy road and through a second home some 50 yards away, demolishing roof tiles. The homeowner’s mother was frightened.
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“It was a very loud boom; she thought a tree fell, maybe a meteor,” said Ming Jiang. “It wasn’t clear that it was a cannonball landing on the roof.” The out of control cannonball finally came to a stop inside Jasper Gill’s minivan. “It hit the dash, through the passenger window,” said Gill, who had gotten out of the vehicle just 10 minutes before the ball struck. “I’m lucky I’m alive.” Incredibly, no one was injured in the mishap.
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So, that answers that then.
Yes, cannonballs are bloody dangerous.
Confirmed!
I want to see Mythbusters' report to their insurance company!
Lurker111
You know that will be their best rated show.
I heard this episode won't be aired! Dangit. It would be the highest rated and they should air it, no one was hurt. I knew they'd be stand up guys about it and I saw that they personally apologized to the people affected. This the first time I know of that a test went so badly, so their record is still pretty darn good. The homeowners and car owners will be recompensed responsibly, no worries. And they've decided to never fire a cannon ball at that location ever again. Poor guys. Ah well, all's well that ends well.
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That could be a costly mythtake.
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