It's raining chickens

thatmariolover · 02-10-2005, 06:05 PM

A giant slingshot? Unlikely. More likely it's a cannon powered by a high powered compressor. The wind-back on a slingshot would be too far to be practical (or invisible - if they're shooting the chickens up, they would have to pull their "slingshot" down, requiring it be very tall).

That's just me though. Hopefully they find who's doing it. A penny dropped from that height could kill somebody. A frozen chicken could be devastating.

GameMaster · 02-10-2005, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by thatmariolover

A penny dropped from that height could kill somebody.

Actually, I've heard wind resistance makes pennies pretty harmless regardless of from where they're dropped. If this were case, rain would be lethal also.

jeepnut · 02-10-2005, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

Actually, I've heard wind resistance makes pennies pretty harmless regardless of from where they're dropped. If this were case, rain would be lethal also.

Yep. An episode of Mythbusters proved that pennies are harmless regardless of the height they are dropped from.

Typhoid · 02-10-2005, 06:52 PM

I think its a slingshot.

Think about it, my neighbours used to do this all the time. But not with chickens.

You tie a GIANT elastic band to opposite sides of your house, and a pole with a hook to grab it after you release. Make a basket so you can shoot projectiles.

You pull it back far, let it go, and the inertia will carry it far, according to the weight.

We would shoot water balloons, and they would land a 5 minute walk away. And thats a water balloon. So with a chicken, I honestly think you could EASILY shoot it high enough, and far enough to do what this said happened.

Blackmane · 02-10-2005, 06:57 PM

You know what, it probably wasn't a catapult after thinking about it. It was probably just God.