Ah, you must be referring to the Punkin Chunkin' competition. I believe the
record is somewhere over 4000 ft.
http://www.farmtrust.org/punkinchunkin.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8558/
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
www.gordon-glasgow.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ken Mack
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:00 AM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Re: engine putogether
>
>
> HAHAHAHAHa... No way! I wanna see that!
>
> That is like this one show I saw on the Discovery channel, about people
> shooting pumpkins out of massive air cannons. This one guy shot a
> Jack-o-Lantern thru a Ford Explorer.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: Re: engine putogether
>
> I used to have a copy machine in the garage. It stopped working. After
> several attempts to repair it I realized that it was going to be more
> expensive than buying a new one. I ended up shooting a 2x4 through it
> with our windborn debris testing cannon. It is amazing how sturdy a
> Minolta copier is. We impacted that thing several times with minor
> damage. The final shot was a killshot. We cranked the speed up on the
> 2x4 cannon and hit the copier really hard. The 2x4 never went all the
> way through, but it did blow the sorter, front cover, and document
> feeder off. The 2x4 splintered pretty good. I have a cool mpeg movie
> of the whole ordeal but I am reluctant to send it to anyone. The last
> thing I need is for the CEO to see his $25,000 cannon shooting a copy
> machine on the internet.
>
> Andy "copier killer" cost
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