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'MythBusters' cannonball goes through nearby house

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DUBLIN, Calif. -- A "MythBusters" experiment went awry Tuesday, sending a cannonball blasting through a home, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said.

Sheriff's spokesman J.D. Nelson told NBCBayArea.com that a projectile from an Alameda County firing range in Dublin missed its intended target and hit a home near Tassajara Road and Somerset Lane -- going through one wall and exiting through another.

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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    LOL I was reading this a little bit ago. Its ok, I dont think anybody was hurt & you know Discovery has insurance.

    The people with damaged property will have one hell of a story to tell!
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  • Profile picture of the author caseycase
    That's wild!
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    OOPS! (My Bad)

    "Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?" :rolleyes:
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

      OOPS! (My Bad)

      "Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?" :rolleyes:
      Have you SEEN the show? They actually openly, and PUBLICALLY, muse about this ON THE SHOW! They try and try and TRY to destroy using someones often weird interpretation and, not being "destructive enough", they load the thing up wth high explosive or something, and let er rip!

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    I watch it all the time Steve, it's a fun show...what a GREAT Job that would be!

    But I'm an Engineer, so the idea of building something and blowing it up, or crashing it, or seeing if it will stop bullets really appeals to me...

    (don't try this at home...yeah, right! :rolleyes

    It appeals to the 12-year old in all of us...
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

      I watch it all the time Steve, it's a fun show...what a GREAT Job that would be!

      But I'm an Engineer, so the idea of building something and blowing it up, or crashing it, or seeing if it will stop bullets really appeals to me...

      (don't try this at home...yeah, right! :rolleyes

      It appeals to the 12-year old in all of us...
      Heck, just being Male makes all that appealing
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    Right on Thom! That just goes with the territory!
    (plus, those folks on Tassajara road need to let the starch out of their shorts now and then anyway...)

    Besides, you're a biker...the Alen Ness motorcycle shop / museum is right down the street from where this happened... Very cool shop -
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

      Right on Thom! That just goes with the territory!
      (plus, those folks on Tassajara road need to let the starch out of their shorts now and then anyway...)

      Besides, you're a biker...the Alen Ness motorcycle shop / museum is right down the street from where this happened... Very cool shop -
      Actually that's Arlen Ness The man's a legend
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    Oops! Typo - my bad ...I did mean Arlen - missed the "r"
    Arrrrgh! and yeah, he is a legend...a lot of his great bikes are on display there -
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave Patterson
    Can't wait to see MythBloopers....
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    • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
      Originally Posted by Dave Patterson View Post

      Can't wait to see MythBloopers....
      Instead, the rogue cannonball veered into a nearby neighborhood. It burst through the front door of a home, ricocheted up the stairs to the second floor, exited through a wall, and flew across the road into a second home, where it fell through the roof, according to CBS Los Angeles. It finally crashed through the window of a parked minivan before coming to a stop.

      Really! I bet Adam almost (bleeeeep!) I can't wait to see the look on his face
      "I think I might have over-calculated on the powder, Jamie"
      And Jamie will just say, "well - sh@t happens"
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Burritt
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    I saw the youtube video. Can't wait for that episode to air!
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  • Profile picture of the author David Maschke
    I for one hope the district attorney and judge don't agree with the phrase, "No harm, no foul."
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