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I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« on: November 15, 2008, 01:15:35 PM »
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2008, 04:51:47 PM »
Did I see it correctly that the gunner ran in front of the "lit" cannon?
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2008, 05:06:13 PM »
     Yes, he sure did, but I've watched so much ignorant and dangerous stuff via that venue that I guess nothing shocks me anymore.  You see this proves that Americans do not have a monopoly on STUPIDITY!!

Cannonmn, you ARE the exception to this type of behavior,

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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2008, 05:12:22 PM »
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, obviously.


Can't really tell much about the 'cannon' due to the distance, poor focus, and shakiness (ever hear of a tripod, kid?).

Looks to me like a disaster waiting to happen.


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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2008, 06:07:04 PM »
I wonder if the recoil was due to wadding or a projectile.  If it was a projectile fired at the high angle shown in the clip I have to wonder where it came down. 
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2008, 08:04:49 PM »
Maybe the Kremlin?  Anyone recognize the language for a location?
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2008, 11:50:55 PM »
The language sounds like Russian.  You can hear them saying "da" (yes) a few times.
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2008, 02:07:04 AM »
Quote from: dominick on November 15, 2008, 04:51:47 PM
Did I see it correctly that the gunner ran in front of the "lit" cannon?

 Sure looks like it. I have to wonder about why that one guy requires a wheelchair...

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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2008, 02:27:22 AM »
No he didn't run in front of the lit cannon, he did run in front of the load cannon.  It's electrically frired. Watch the flic again and you will see the wire running back to the cameramans postiopn

I think they are Serbian or at least from the Balkans.
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2008, 02:45:42 AM »
Well I think it's Russian, Serbian or Balkans too.  I recognized a Russian word there.  Yoy!   Not sure if that's how it's spelled but that's how it sounds. 
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2008, 03:03:31 AM »
Quote from: Double D on November 16, 2008, 02:27:22 AM
No he didn't run in front of the lit cannon, he did run in front of the load cannon.  It's electrically frired. Watch the flic again and you will see the wire running back to the cameramans postiopn

I think they are Serbian or at least from the Balkans.

 Maybe, but look closely at 0:45. The "wire" appears to be pulled taught, and there is a pop like a cap firing before the thing goes off.
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2008, 05:45:02 AM »
I think these people watched that old hollywood westren were the army goes into Mexico half the men are ex Confederates......

 there is a scene where they take out a door of an adobe house where the Mexican troops are hold up

with a little mountian gun....... Hollywood had that thing jumping about as much.........

with this modern rendition at least it held together and nobody got killed  :o
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2008, 06:55:29 AM »
he is kroatian , former yougoslavia .
it say so in his profile
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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2008, 08:13:05 AM »
Quote from: dan610324 on November 16, 2008, 06:55:29 AM
he is kroatian , former yougoslavia .
it say so in his profile


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Re: I wonder how much powder he put in that thing?
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2008, 11:32:39 AM »
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