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NJ Vineyard Owner Says Mysterious Booms Came From His Homemade Hail Cannon

Mysterious booms that have been rattling homes and residents in a quiet New Jersey community were from a “homemade hail cannon,” according to a vineyard owner. What does a hail cannon do and why is it so loud that police in Mullica Township received numerous calls about explosion-like sounds...

www.nbcnewyork.com

I've heard about mysterious noises like this several times before, there are a number of reports of this in Charles Fort's books.

But I'm left with more questions here. What the fuck is a hail cannon and what does it do?

Mysterious booms that have been rattling homes and residents in a quiet New Jersey community were from a "homemade hail cannon," according to a vineyard owner.

What does a hail cannon do and why is it so loud that police in Mullica Township received numerous calls about explosion-like sounds over the past few months? Rob Butkowski claimed he has been using his cone-shaped device to protect his crop from bad weather. The cannon blasts shockwaves into the sky with the goal of breaking up cloud formation and scare away birds that eat his grapes.

Those who live nearby have described the extremely loud noises as explosions or a “bomb dropped from a plane.”

“Oh my God. Yes. I just heard a really loud bang,” one resident said in a 911 call obtained by NBC10. “Like it shook the entire house.”

 

[DESTROYA]

A hail cannon is a shock wave generator claimed to disrupt the formation of hailstones in the atmosphere.

 

[iconmaster]

That's interesting. We heard some loud explosion-like noises in our area recently too. A few months ago, utility workers were digging around power lines and (sadly) blew themselves up, so I wondered if it'd happened again. A hail cannon would be a preferable explanation.

 

[Piku_Ringo]

That's interesting. We heard some loud explosion-like noises in our area recently too. A few months ago, utility workers were digging around power lines and (sadly) blew themselves up, so I wondered if it'd happened again. A hail cannon would be a preferable explanation.

Rip to those heroes