Tell me I am not seeing this

[brokenpole]

Someone please tell me I am not seeing what I am seeing in this video.

I used to do pre-1840 living history events and some of those included artillery.  People love to hear things go B-O-O-M.  Then again...don't we all 

But we would never have allowed the firing of any peice in that close to a bunch of canvas.

If you do demonstrations and the organizers don't give you more room than this to make smoke...please keep the powder locked away.

[brokenpole]

Sometimes copy and paste don't work.  Shall we try this again


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMIsp8HVvSs

[Skunk]

Sometimes copy and paste don't work.

brokenpole,

I see what you're saying. I clicked on the original link and the page that came up was a story about a "Girl Fined $50 For Selling Lemonade Without Permit in NYC Park." The new link works much better. 

[thelionspaw]

Canvas isn't the half of it. The deck is covered with nice dry straw.

[brokenpole]

Darn...I didn't even see the straw.  I replayed the thing a couple of times just watching that tent fly shake when he pulled the lanyard.

Sorry about that first link.  But it was kind of crappy for the police in NYC to fine the girl $50 for selling lemonade withut a permit.

[KABAR2]

I have been to the state fair and the area they have is about 60 to 80 feet long and maybe 25 to 30 deep,

I was not impressed when one of them told me the breech loader they had in camp dated from the civil war  a  navy piece no less,

when I questioned it and said that I didn't think these were around till after the war the conversation dwindled,  it was mounted on an iron carriage

looked like one of the cannon that came out in the 1870's or 80's........  sometimes you just have to grin shake your head and walk away...........

I haven't been back in two years, my wife and I decided that was the last fair for us.......

[KABAR2]

Darn...I didn't even see the straw.  I replayed the thing a couple of times just watching that tent fly shake when he pulled the lanyard.

Sorry about that first link.  But it was kind of crappy for the police in NYC to fine the girl $50 for selling lemonade withut a permit.

At least they didn't load it with steel wool  that would have made for an interesting day!

Also did you notice as he is moving the tools around his chest is in front of the muzzle.......

and NYC needs all the money they can tax or steal hence the $50 fine for the girl.

[thelionspaw]

Brokenpole: It all depends upon how you look at it.  A permit is $950 to have push cart in the park and a fine is $50 so what are the odds you are going to be snapped 19 times?  It's difficult to understand if your not part of the system. It's also difficult to understand if you weren't born in Brooklyn. It's all a big game. It's also a soppy human interest story. Twas ever thus.

Richard "The Player"