Egged while cruising on the highway = shattered Light Cannon
09-14-2009, 09:11 AM
#41
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09-14-2009, 09:18 AM
#42
Sorry for the misfortune but those punks will get what they deserve somewhere down the line! I had a neighbor kid egg my Z-71 years ago...now he is locked up on more serious charges.
09-14-2009, 09:26 PM
#44
Melting Slicks
An egg did that much damage? Sux.
Sorry not funny, sucks how people do such stupid things. Brainless idiots.
09-14-2009, 09:57 PM
#45
Melting Slicks
i think if the egg wasnt frozen it would still have broken the glass. the shell is thin, but it has a LOT of momentum going 150 mph. sorry to hear about this. i would probably hunt down the person who did it if i could find them.
09-14-2009, 10:25 PM
#46
Instructor
With enough velocity, even something as light and harmless as foam can have devastating results. Remember the space shuttle Columbia? A chunk of insulating foam from the external tank punched holes in the leading edge of the wing that was reinforced with carbon-carbon, one of the hardest materials aerospace science has invented. An egg shattering tempered glass at 150 mph? Not surprising at all. Kids being unaware of that? Again, not surprising at all. Kids having no respect for other people's property? Appalling, but still not surprising, unfortunately.
Glad you're ok, j0n. And props to George (TheRadioflyer) for going above and beyond to help you get the Light Cannon repaired!
Glad you're ok, j0n. And props to George (TheRadioflyer) for going above and beyond to help you get the Light Cannon repaired!
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09-14-2009, 10:42 PM
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HOLY CRAP! If that hit your windshield that would have been 100x worse!!!
Technically, I guess, you're lucky! My dad got egged too and it left the same nasty chunky mark that others on this forum noted.
Some people on here are talking about Karma and how this guy will get his in the end... Personally I think that Karma works too slowly for my taste.
I hope you called the Highway Patrol about this. And I'm glad you're OK.
Aerovette, I totally understand. If I were her father, I'd be waiting for that guy to get out of jail just so I could put him in the hospital. And believe me, I'd make sure he survives just enough to want to kill himself. I know that sounds awful, but if someone did that to my daughter, jail would be the only place you're safe from me.
Technically, I guess, you're lucky! My dad got egged too and it left the same nasty chunky mark that others on this forum noted.
Some people on here are talking about Karma and how this guy will get his in the end... Personally I think that Karma works too slowly for my taste.
I hope you called the Highway Patrol about this. And I'm glad you're OK.
Aerovette, I totally understand. If I were her father, I'd be waiting for that guy to get out of jail just so I could put him in the hospital. And believe me, I'd make sure he survives just enough to want to kill himself. I know that sounds awful, but if someone did that to my daughter, jail would be the only place you're safe from me.
