Vermont Farmer's 'Hail Cannon' Waking Up Neighbors

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[Justice Department]

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Things have really been booming at Southern Vermont Orchards. And it's been keeping people up at night.

After a series of hailstorms devastated the orchard's apple crop in 2007, the owner resorted this summer to using a hail cannon, a noisemaking machine whose sound waves supposedly disrupt the formation of hailstones.

Scientists snicker at such devices. But farmers swear by 'em. As for the neighbors, they just swear......

[Justice Department]

[Justice Department]

Who’s got the Hail Cannon ping list?

[brwnsuga]

I read about this in my local paper. Some scientist doesn’t believe that it works. But who are you gonna believe? : a guy with some theories who has never seen it in action or a guy who owns one and says it works.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Cannon: “BOOOOOOOM!”

Neighbors: “What the hail?”

[Justice Department]

My personal Hail Cannon;

[Justice Department]

"Cannon: “BOOOOOOOM!” Neighbors: “What the hail?”

I try to keep it hidden from the neighbors.

[Justice Department]

"But who are you gonna believe? : a guy with some theories who has never seen it in action or a guy who owns one and says it works."

Works for me. Shot these down last night.

[Plutarch]

Sure enough, Wikipedia has an entry: Hail cannon

There is probably a lot more evidence in favor of the efficacy of hail cannon, than there is for the existence of anthropogenic global warming.

[brwnsuga]

lol

[Justice Department]

Weather Control Machine

[Justice Department]

My brother-in-law fancies himself a Hail Catcher.

[yorkie]

Here's MY personal Hail Cannon!

[Joe 6-pack]

"Three times, police cited Herring,...The booms still exceeded the 45-decibel nighttime limit of Bennington's noise ordinance, and Albinder agreed in the middle of the summer to stop using the cannon for now, in exchange for dismissal of the citations."

Sounds like he could use a lawyer familiar with Canon Law.

[Daffynition]

Canon Law! Blessed Be Thou! I hail from New England....tough as an old stone fence and smart enough to leave a neighbor be and earn his livelihood.

Now who has the pumpkin launcher?

[Justice Department]

"Now who has the pumpkin launcher?"

Rahcheer. Comes in handy when my hail cannon is in the shop.

[Joe 6-pack]

Call me low-tech, or maybe just old fashioned, but this is how one properly launches a pumpkin...

...enought to make Charlie Brown soil his britches.

[Lady Jag]

If you have enough of them you can give concerts.

[Daffynition]

Pumpkin launcher, hail cannon, potato gun, "chunkers", catapults, trebuchets, contraptions and machines ... all good.

[Daffynition]

Fire is preferred. Nice!

[Justice Department]

Keep mine in my pocket. Doesn't draw attention and I move through airport security without a hitch.