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Old 04-20-2018, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b View Post
I saw on YouTube a video of a compressed-air cannon that in rapid succession (well, I'm sure there was editing for time) pumpkins, cantaloupes, bags of oranges and apples, a watermelon, and even an open can of paint! It was a versatile buggar!
Sounds kind of like the British Holman Projector from WW2.
https://www.navyhistory.org.au/the-holman-projector/
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