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  1. 04/16/2009, 06:46 PM #1
    Thmstec
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    A friend of mine recently referred me to this article about a 19 year old facing charges from "smashing" a windshield with a water balloon.


    EDIT: And he just found this too...

    In field trials, maximum water balloon velocities ranged from 38 to 41 m/sec (85 to 92 mph) with kinetic energies from 176 to 245 J; by calculation, maximum velocities ranged from 42 to 54 m/sec (95 to 121 mph) with kinetic energies from 141 to 232 J. In a field demonstration a 300-g water balloon launched horizontally from a distance of 20 ft exploded a 12-kg watermelon. Classic physics calculations are presented to explain the complex bio-mechanical interactions between the water balloon and the eye. CONCLUSION: Kinetic energies of launched water balloons are comparable to or greater than kinetic energies experienced with a variety of common objects, including file bullets, which are well known to cause serious ocular and orbital injuries.
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  2. 04/17/2009, 08:10 AM #2
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    Lightbulb this may be

    Quote Originally Posted by Thmstec View Post
    A friend of mine recently referred me to this article about a 19 year old facing charges from "smashing" a windshield with a water balloon.


    EDIT: And he just found this too...
    However the metal used in building a vehicle has baan shown to be stronger than the skin and fluid that make up the eye. The eye itself is a sort of water balloon so the two objects are similar. For a vehicle comparison you would need to crash two vehicles not a water balloon and a vehicle
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  3. 04/17/2009, 12:46 PM #3
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    This thread makes me want to hit myself in the face with a water balloon.
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  4. 04/17/2009, 01:51 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post
    This thread makes me want to hit myself in the face with a water balloon.


    please take a video!!!
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  5. 04/17/2009, 02:05 PM #5
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    what a coincidence

    Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post
    This thread makes me want to hit myself in the face with a water balloon.

    This thread makes me want to hit you with a water balloon too. BTW stay away from the eyes
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  6. 04/17/2009, 02:20 PM #6
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    It definitely looks like those punks filled the balloon with hard water...
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  7. 04/17/2009, 07:25 PM #7
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    Wink

    You don't EVEN want to use my well water to fill up water balloons .....when I shower it feels as though I'm enduring a hail storm


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  8. 04/17/2009, 08:18 PM #8
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    its still that hard?.. I grew up in meadville and it was hard 30 years ago
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