Bird stirkes

To:	John Layton <>
Subject:	Bird stirkes
From:	Paul Taylor <>
Date:	Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:30:24 +1000

That's a new variation of the tale for me.  Alas, I believe it belongs
firmly in the "urban legend" file:
   http://www.snopes.com/science/cannon.htm

Indeed, the Mythbusters (on SBS TV, Monday? at 7:30pm) have tested
the story at least twice in their shows:

   http://www.mythbustersfanclub.com/html/chicken_gun.html
   http://www.mythbustersfanclub.com/html/myths_revisited.html

If you haven't caught up with the Mythbusters yet, I can thoroughly
recommend it; the science can be a bit shaky, but it's entertaining.

--

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
   Paul Taylor                                  Veni, vidi, tici -
                           I came, I saw, I ticked.

*******************************************************************************************************

This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra Ornithologists Group.List-Post: <>List-Help: <>List-Unsubscribe: <>List-Subscribe: <>

List archive: <http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds>
List manager: David McDonald, phone (02) 6231 8904; email 
<>

<Prev in Thread]	Current Thread	[Next in Thread>
Bird stirkes, John Layton Bird stirkes, Paul Taylor <=

Previous by Date:	Bird stirkes, John Layton
Next by Date:	RE:Attempted Pardelote Nesting, terry gourlay
Previous by Thread:	Bird stirkes, John Layton
Next by Thread:	RE:Attempted Pardelote Nesting, terry gourlay
Indexes:	[Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists]

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the Canberra Ornithologists Group mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the list contact David McDonald, list manager, phone (02) 6231 8904 or email . If you can not contact David McDonald e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU