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busterb · 10-24-2004, 09:11 PM

Do Not Miss This!!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2004, 10:25 PM

Is that where you took the pictures of the anvils flying 500 feet straight up?

slang · 10-24-2004, 10:29 PM

Looks like a good time but one question; what the hell is an anvil shoot?

Firing a weapon at one sounds pretty dangerous. Picking it up and "shooting" it sounds just as dangerous.

And hey, I used to work with a guy from down there. If you see Greg, tell him I said hi.

404Error · 10-24-2004, 11:03 PM

A quick definition from this site:

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It involves placing one anvil upside down and filling the cavity with a fine grade of black powder. A second anvil is placed on top. The powder is ignited, and the resulting explosion thrusts the 125-pound anvil over 100 feet skyward. The explosion literally shakes the earth, and the sound reportedly can be heard as far away as 15 miles.

I've yet to check out an actual anvil shoot but I've seen it demonstrated on the OLN channel and it looks awesome!

Roosta · 10-25-2004, 08:00 AM

I'd love to witness one of these first hand! Makes blowing cans of beans up on a barbeque sound positively girly. Does anyone know of a site you can download movies of one?

busterb · 10-25-2004, 08:17 AM

Yep. oxB. There's 2 lbs. black powder in this base. Bottom plate is 3/4" & well bowed from shots.
It was on tv, Turner South "Liars & Legends"

busterb · 11-01-2004, 07:39 PM

Here's a link to a little about anvil shoots. Only 1 team that shoots here uses the old way. Some shoot modified, that go about 700 ft. high.
This one is headed to around 400 ft.

FloridaDragon · 11-01-2004, 10:01 PM

You have to wonder...couple of good ol boys sitting around drinking shine and start wondering what they can blow up...next thing you know anvils, cats, barns, trees, you name it, are flying through the air.

Have two cousins out in CO who were sitting watching a tv show where the person being pursued down the street by the villain who is going to run him over... and the idiot runs down the middle of the street to get run down eventually while everyone who is watching it is yelling....run to the side, you know, by the parked cars and trees.

Well, anyway...they were drinking some (a lot) and one tells the other he could dodge that car with no problem and before long they end up out in the nearest field, one in the car, one running. Sure enough the target manages to evade the driver after a dozen turns....so the driver gets a running start from several hundred feet and hits him doing probably 40 mph. Rumples the hood, smashes the windshield, dents the roof and throws the runner 20 feet in the air to land on his back behind the car. Driver runs back to his brother and figures he probably killed him....finds him on his back laughing his head off.

Next day he is bruised head to toe but nothing is broke. All they can figure is he was so wasted he flew like a rag doll and being limp, didn't break anything.

Sure glad I moved away from them before I got old enough for this kinda fun.

FD

zippyt · 11-01-2004, 10:45 PM

FD that sorts reminds me of a story i heard once ,,,
Back in the fiftys when some cars had these big ass hood ornaments , well there was lots of booze involved , some body desided to go for a ride on the hood of a car , ,,, and well they sort of stopped short after hitting a pot hole , ,,, and ,,well ,,,, dude went slideing , ,,, and ,,, well he sorta left part of himself hanging on the hood ornament

Trilby · 11-01-2004, 10:56 PM

was he Suddenly Circumcised or was it more serious?

zippyt · 11-01-2004, 10:59 PM

de-balled by a winged hood ornament .
Couldn't you tell from the juggelers and the sad sperms ???

Trilby · 11-01-2004, 11:03 PM

Ah, um...no, I couldn't tell...but now that you spell it out--it all seems so obvious!

alphageek31337 · 11-02-2004, 02:15 AM

now, I'm not one to dismiss home pyrotechnics, and have left many a brick wall either coated in flaming mashed potatoes or with a severe chunk missing, but it seems only logical that you'd want to limit the mass of the object you're shooting for distance. A person can survive a fistful of little rubber balls from a PVC spud gun (with a McDonald's cup sabot, no less), but any anvil accidents are bound to be fatal...

10-24-2004, 09:11 PM	#1
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Coming Next Month Do Not Miss This!! Attached Images __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch. Last edited by busterb; 10-24-2004 at 09:17 PM. Reason: photos

10-24-2004, 10:25 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Is that where you took the pictures of the anvils flying 500 feet straight up? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-24-2004, 10:29 PM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Looks like a good time but one question; what the hell is an anvil shoot? Firing a weapon at one sounds pretty dangerous. Picking it up and "shooting" it sounds just as dangerous. And hey, I used to work with a guy from down there. If you see Greg, tell him I said hi. Last edited by slang; 10-24-2004 at 10:31 PM.

10-25-2004, 08:00 AM	#5
Roosta Nutter. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 221	I'd love to witness one of these first hand! Makes blowing cans of beans up on a barbeque sound positively girly. Does anyone know of a site you can download movies of one? __________________ Back from the brink...

10-25-2004, 08:17 AM	#6
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Yep. oxB. There's 2 lbs. black powder in this base. Bottom plate is 3/4" & well bowed from shots. It was on tv, Turner South "Liars & Legends" Attached Images __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-01-2004, 07:39 PM	#7
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Here's a link to a little about anvil shoots. Only 1 team that shoots here uses the old way. Some shoot modified, that go about 700 ft. high. This one is headed to around 400 ft. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch. Last edited by busterb; 11-01-2004 at 07:47 PM. Reason: link

11-01-2004, 10:01 PM	#8
FloridaDragon ... Maintaining .... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: FireAnt Hell Posts: 196	You have to wonder...couple of good ol boys sitting around drinking shine and start wondering what they can blow up...next thing you know anvils, cats, barns, trees, you name it, are flying through the air. Have two cousins out in CO who were sitting watching a tv show where the person being pursued down the street by the villain who is going to run him over... and the idiot runs down the middle of the street to get run down eventually while everyone who is watching it is yelling....run to the side, you know, by the parked cars and trees. Well, anyway...they were drinking some (a lot) and one tells the other he could dodge that car with no problem and before long they end up out in the nearest field, one in the car, one running. Sure enough the target manages to evade the driver after a dozen turns....so the driver gets a running start from several hundred feet and hits him doing probably 40 mph. Rumples the hood, smashes the windshield, dents the roof and throws the runner 20 feet in the air to land on his back behind the car. Driver runs back to his brother and figures he probably killed him....finds him on his back laughing his head off. Next day he is bruised head to toe but nothing is broke. All they can figure is he was so wasted he flew like a rag doll and being limp, didn't break anything. Sure glad I moved away from them before I got old enough for this kinda fun. FD

11-01-2004, 10:45 PM	#9
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	FD that sorts reminds me of a story i heard once ,,, Back in the fiftys when some cars had these big ass hood ornaments , well there was lots of booze involved , some body desided to go for a ride on the hood of a car , ,,, and well they sort of stopped short after hitting a pot hole , ,,, and ,,well ,,,, dude went slideing , ,,, and ,,, well he sorta left part of himself hanging on the hood ornament __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-01-2004, 10:56 PM	#10
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	was he Suddenly Circumcised or was it more serious? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-01-2004, 10:59 PM	#11
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	de-balled by a winged hood ornament . Couldn't you tell from the juggelers and the sad sperms ??? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner Last edited by zippyt; 11-01-2004 at 11:10 PM.

11-01-2004, 11:03 PM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Ah, um...no, I couldn't tell...but now that you spell it out--it all seems so obvious! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-02-2004, 02:15 AM	#13
alphageek31337 Enemy Combatant/Evildoer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 263	now, I'm not one to dismiss home pyrotechnics, and have left many a brick wall either coated in flaming mashed potatoes or with a severe chunk missing, but it seems only logical that you'd want to limit the mass of the object you're shooting for distance. A person can survive a fistful of little rubber balls from a PVC spud gun (with a McDonald's cup sabot, no less), but any anvil accidents are bound to be fatal... __________________ The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. ---Friedrich Nietzsche

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