Posted on 06/02/2013 6:16:57 PM PDT by Sawdring
I don’t know, I just thought it was interesting that the bullet could travel in such a weird way. Anyone know how to do a screen shot for Google Earth?
What device are you using? Can help w a PC or an iPhone.
Give me the coordinates and I’ll snag and post it for you.
I’d advise against posting a screenshot, unless you are satisfied that your home (our anyone else’s) cannot be identified.
I’m not too concerned about that. I’m up at Freerepublic’s Facebook page so if anyone wanted to identify, me pretty much knows enough to do it anyway.
I’m telling you not to, Signed, The Hatfields.
True, good point, but, I would think that if it is fairly rural, it would be security by obscurity.
Hahahahaha...
Rudeboy, you are correct, and everyone should have a spare upright piano to load said trebouchet with.
/johnny
I figured out how to make the JPG, I just don’t have photo bucket or something like that to post it to.
The Utah Highway Dept mistakenly lobbed at least one avalanche shell over a ridge that landed in someone’s backyard in Provo(?). Good thing it only moved some mud around.
A .40 cal can easily travel 500 yards. That is only 1,500 feet and at 1,200 feet per second to start with, it will travel for several seconds easily. I have never measured the distance that round can go but I always assume a handgun round will travel up to 1.5 miles. I have personally shot the .40 to distances of 1,000 yards, just for giggles at a 1,000 yard rifle range, and the bullets travel 1,000 yards no problem.
I’m not quite sure that the effective range of an upright piano is 500 yards. I’d suggest waiting until you actually lay siege to your neighbor’s house.
To save the image in Google Earth just click on the second image from the right in the toolbar right above the image. You can also go to Edit, and ‘copy image’.
There is a ruler function which will show the exact distance as well.
“...everyone should have a spare upright piano to load said trebouchet with.”
ROFL! And a cow, people should have spare cows, too.
Get a video camera with a tripod, and record the whizzing bullets. The shooters are probably bored with shooting targets, and aiming at targets in the trees like squirrels.
Aren’t disease ridden livestock carcasses the preferred projectile?
I already have the screen shot saved as a jpg but where do I upload it to? I don’t have a photo bucket account.
violated the 3rd rule of shooting.....Know what’s BEHIND your target.
Also, for some reason, Glock owners seem to be the stupidist bunch in terms of safety. As to that point, it has no real safety....
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