What happens when you SHOOT a Water Tower - KEN HERON - DJI Phantom 4 PRO
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- I received a call from my small town water company. They wanted to get a closer look at what they suspected was a hole made by a bullet in the water tower. They needed close-up images so the repair crew could see exactly what they'd need to make proper repairs. A small bullet-hole is easier to fix than a crack or loose weld seam.
I was glad to be able to help out my town, as we are a close-knit group of people here in Huntingdon, Tennessee.
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Give that tower some privacy, it hasn't taken a leak since 1984.
How do you know
Lol
Hahahahaha
Thats funny thats when transformers g1 episodes been made..
If it takes longer than a minute he's playin' with it.
I just wanted to thank you for helping your town, we need more people like you!!
That's very nice of you to say Luke!
I watch A LOT of your videos and obviously I'm a drone pilot as well, but truth be told I actually continue to follow you because of your humor in addition to the high-quality drone footage and information. The authenticity of your videos is what I enjoy and you don't change in any situation. Your a jokester to your friends, the people that you meet, to us on CZcams. Keep up the hard work!
Much appreciated Norman!
It's all about having fun after all, right?
🤓👍
@@KenHeron Right!
What I learned is that when you you shoot something full of water, water comes out
Wes Miller tis was very educational & i learned alot from this nice video
Yeah, I was shocked myself.
I never in a million years expected that
You you
I like that this video shows a great use of drones not being annoying.
Funny how the drone is always blamed for being "annoying". Why don't we blame the operator? Maybe the person flying should fly where it's not a bother or harm to others. Over someone's property is not a proper or safe place to fly.
Drones aren't annoying. That is propaganda from MSM. It actually is a powerful tool.
+Jad Letcher They're fucking annoying when some dipshit is buzzing your head and looking in your freakin' windows...
it would also be annoying if it was a guy on a ladder or a guy in the bushes with binoculars. It is not the drone.
@Jaap Van der Horst
Guy on a ladder, guy in a bush with binos, and drones... They're all fucking annoying.
By the title, I thought he was going to shoot the water tower with the drone. I'm misreading again lol
Same XD
Slenderman same
Same bruh
Same
Same
I inspected drinking water systems for 20 years and this happens more then most people would believe. It is a good thing it was shot up higher on the tank because the lower it is the pressure there is and it could actually spray out to the road too. We had one that was shot low during the winter and the water froze on the road. The Hwy Dept. had to shut the road down till the hole was fixed and ice removed.
Great info Eric, thank you!
Only in America
why would people shoot that thing i live in holland and we dont have no guns here and i cant keep it in my mind why the fck you shooting this thing XD i have so many questions right now
How do they fix it? Do they have to empty the tank?
Elliot Flowers Usually they have to weld the hole closed but a short term fix can use a bolt tapped in the hole. Yes they have to lower the water below the hole which will lower the water pressure in the area too. It is a Federal offense now since 9/11 to mess with a water system.
It was very cool they called you for help that is awesome.
Ken I just discovered your CZcams and think it’s awesome.
One thing that got my attention especially with really distracted drivers, I’d strongly urge you to find anywhere other than a shoulder of the road or highway.
So many people are hurt or killed by having their vehicle hit from a passing vehicle or truck.
I’ve worked in road service for decades and have horror stories on so many innocent people getting hit by sitting on the shoulder of the road.
Even small town USA, not real busy and the speed may not be as fast as the interstate can be the worst because drivers are more relaxed and apt to grab that cell phone to text.
Can’t wait to see more of your videos and stay safe out there
Aye. The water towers gotta take a piss every once and while.
Big old pisstank.
Hey Ken, looks like a job for FLEX SEAL lol, great job!
Flex Seal , Ooooo, Doggeee (I think that's what he says, lol)
Thunderbyrd If he orders within the next 19 minutes, does he get a free can? After he pays S&H of course!
That's a $49,000 dollar value, for the price of 49,000 easy installments of $1 each.
Thunderbyrd I JUST SAWED THIS BOAT IN HALF
R.C.D Creations no way, that stuff is only good for boats with bottoms made of screen doors.....
I thought you were gonna shoot it lol
Same
A positive use drone story with a charitable ending. Thanks Ken, a real "feel good" video. Shared on Facebook.
Thanks for the Cher! --I-I mean share!
Thats really impressive most people think of drones for photography or cinematography seems unheard of that public works would call you to help them. Also if you hook up bud light to your house its like your showering with water because lets be honest its basically water.
HAAA!!! That's funny.
seemed like they dident need his help at all. was just for a good youtube vid to be honest.. the cat walk on the tank was not far from the leak and woulda gave a good view of the leak. I bet money this guy heard about the leak and offered to film it... no one asked him..
They are awesome construction tools. We use them to map stockpiles of dirt and figure out the volume.
I like how you just threw that bud light tidbit in there.
SharpStudios0 I
90% comments about flex seal
5% comments about the video
5% comments trolling
Your stats appear accurate.
Lol
@@KenHeron he deserves a like-heart
Look at how many guys are in here? Yeah the drone is pretty cool but damn, look at that hole! How ya'll gonna fix it? I know...whoops, better not say.
@@rondohunter8966
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Was not expecting for you to get in an rx8
Danny Quesada neither
same not many people drive these
Car guys always find themselves in the comments.
This is a great example of the future of commercial drone usage. I suspect drones will be used frequently for high speed inspection of industrial equipment, especially as the technology to attach more complex inspection instrumentation becomes available.
Travis Thacker Well duh, in this case a magnified optic would work. Think ahead a little. Think about more complex applications like on oil rigs. Not everything is easily accessible or has a direct line of sight. There are plenty of dangerous inspection type jobs that could be done safer and more efficiently with drones. Especially when combined with preprogrammed tasks inspection times would be drastically decreased over having a person physically go to each inspection location. That benefit just gets larger with the ability to outfit drones with more precision inspection equipment besides just optical systems.
DJI has a whole fleet of commercial drones and they're used alot more often than you would expect.
Seth Rich well its a lot cheaper then paying a helicopter to go up to look and not even get that close to it....
What happens when you shoot a water tower?
Water leaks out of it
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If you shoot twice , more water comes out
@@ItsARandomDragon really?
Martijn Dingenouts omg didn’t know!
@Lachlan Trescott im not sure but i think more water comes out
That’ll buff right out.
Yeah it will!!
lil duct tape.
I'd say fill her with a little super glue, then add the duct tape and boom she ready to go.
Q
Flex Seal lol
Technically the title isn't clickbait because you shot it with your drone! lol
HAA!! ---Good point.
Travis Pitt dude a 50bmg would have blown that tower completely open. I’m going to go with his original guess of a 30-06 ap round
Tim Johnston lol.... no it wouldn't.
akshooter271 you guys are idiots look up what damage a 50bmg causes! A 50 would have caused more damage to to the tank than that! I can make that!
czcams.com/video/W57EjnIJu7Q/video.html Travis Pitt here jackass.
Why is this in my recommended you may ask?.....
*well you clicked on it didn’t you, so youtube knows your real interests don’t they*
Lmao xD
True
I read a study (from ex google engineers) that the algorithm very percise and almost always knows what you're going to press
I went from watching a cold start video to a watertower tipping video to this
What have you been shooting at lately? Lol
I have to admit Ken, you’ve really mastered the art of orbiting. Well done!
Somewhere in Tennessee there is a hot Walter tank with a .30-06 clogging it up and a confused plumber.
Doubt it. The outlet of water towers extend into the middle of the tank in height and pull from there. So unless that bullet floats and the tower level dropped low enough to the top of the outlet pipe for it to get sucked in...then I doubt it.
Sarcasm folks... Sarcasm.
You guys are killing the joke.
I'm a plumber and I laughed my ass off at that joke! You could take it even further by having the bullet travel through someone's shower head. The perfect murder at last.
He said Hot Walter...
Super cool that they contacted you to get up there for some closeups and video. And even cooler that you didn't charge them and let that helicopter pilot be a part of lift off. I bet helicopter pilots are being called less and less for aerial video and photos because of how much cheaper and efficient it is to use a drone for the same. Great video and as always you keep the viewer in a good state of mind and even brighten the day of some like myself with your positive personality. God bless brother, happy flying
Thank you for taking time to comment Timothy!
Its awesome they called you to help them, nice video young sir.
Pixies Channel not to be mean but young??
Anders Nelson I always put that bud nothing in it mate.
he called them for a YT video that would get views lol...
I love how the rx-8 has the rotary cam insert on the seats
Me TOO!!
It was the first thing I blacked out...
I had this discussion with the dealership when I bought my RX-8. He told me that they had a model with the apex seats that was only $100 more per seat than the regular non apexed seats. I saved the extra $200 for the apex seals that I told him I'd need in a year and being a salesman he said it would never happen. I'm on set 3 now
Have you considered a Sohn adapter with added premix or 100% premix? I'm near 80.000km and the compression is absolutely fine here on factory seals
Yes sadly the metering lines don't do a good enough job at lubing the apex seals and just pre mixing your gas ;)
I love small towns like this! That’s the way to go
Hey dude...i dont even know why i clicked but im glad i did...cuz u drive a rx8 and thats pretty cool in my book......we in PUERTO RICO love rotary power
fish tank noob lol same here!
Hell yeah remember those days in Salinas speedway rotors vs pistons 🙌🏻💪🏻
Michael papi seguro de aki de la isla salen de los carros mas duros pal mundo....lokito killer, el humilde ,la criatura, zoian racing,whitebullet y por hay siguen....aparte que en rotores tambn damos la liga
I think anyone in Puerto Rico would like any type of power cause y’all got none rn
Ricky Ricardo well only people in rural areas....but way rural
They are using drones for so many useful purposes. Great work!
Nicely done Ken, great piloting skills! Keep up the great work!
Thanks!
Gimme my duct tape
Alex Kiri uncultured swim we use FLEX TAPE
LOL
*I SAWED THIS BIAT IN HALF*
Flex seal! Hahaha
Oh wait, it isn't a federal job. Never mind. 🤤
MDV FLEXXXXX TAPE CAN TAPE UNDER WATER TOO YAAAYYY
FLEXTAPE COMES AND SAVES THE DAY
Yaaaay!
Too cool man. People helping people. I love seeing stories of emerging technology helping people out via real world applications. Kudos to you for your work in helping out the community. Great job!
Thanks!
The city was able to determine that they wouldn't have to fully drain the tank in order to patch it from the outside.
I was happy to help my little town.
*Shoulda got Phil Swift to fix it... Slap on some Flex Tape 😂*
Sweet T it wouldn't hold
Tryna copy the top comment cheapp asss
Lol 101 Rather you look like a cheap ass. I guess you don't have a life commenting about other funny comments. Get a life 12 year old.
That the funniest comment I have saw on youtube
R/wooosh
Cool rx8
jon doe best car in tha world
Rx8s are terrible
Mr Gokartboy best car in the world if you are into frequent maintenance and engine swaps :)
The fact that it started first go impresses me cuz i know a bunch that have to crank for an hour to start
Brad Stidem so your just too stupid to drive one because you can get them to 200k if you drive it and maintain it how it was intended to.
This was just recommended to me again lol.
This is the kinda Ken videos I miss.
Thanks bud!!
@@KenHeron wow now that’s some quick response time lol.
Todays good guy award goes to you
+John R. Timmers I accept on behalf of all good guys.
6:10
"Very good!"
**nearly beheads his head with drone propellers**
6:12
"Awesome"
Hi, Phil Swift here with Flex Tape! The super-strong waterproof tape! That can instantly patch, bond, seal, and repair! Flex tape is no ordinary tape; its triple thick adhesive virtually welds itself to the surface, instantly stopping the toughest leaks. Leaky pipes can cause major damage, but Flex Tape grips on tight and bonds instantly! Plus, Flex Tape’s powerful adhesive is so strong, it even works underwater! Now you can repair leaks in pools and spas in water without draining them! Flex Tape is perfect for marine, campers and RVs! Flex Tape is super strong, and once it's on, it holds on tight! And for emergency auto repair, Flex Tape keeps its grip, even in the toughest conditions! Big storms can cause big damage, but Flex Tape comes super wide, so you can easily patch large holes. To show the power of Flex Tape, I sawed this boat in half! And repaired it with only Flex Tape! Not only does Flex Tape’s powerful adhesive hold the boat together, but it creates a super strong water tight seal, so the inside is completly dry! Yee-doggy! Just cut, peel, stick and seal! Imagine everything you can do with the power of Flex Tape!
You've sold me!
Lead in your water supply. Shameful stupidity.
"I really just want to get a little close."
This month on "Most Expensive Drone Crashes"...
Love seeing a person delighting in living his best life
Drones
Cars
Giggles
Watertanks
Puns
Firearms
Photography
Fun stuff!
I know this is old but this was amazing. Nothing short of amazing. Your a really good youtuber man! Casey Neistat would be proud.
Desde a
Jt
Ok boomer
Put some FLEX-TAPE on it. 🤣
Lonnie Temple I
I'm super proud of you never change for anyone because you are incredibly awesome
Nice rotor sir
Did anyone else have to take a piss after watching this video?
hehe On my way.
Sympathyleak
No but it’s because I’m sitting on the toilet as i watch
Nope I just got thirsty 😂😂
Saint Michael I’m taking a piss while watching this lol
impressive , i have been INSIDE an empty one of these and its really a thrill . the reverb is something else . we had candles to place around the center tube ... we would ignite some wax and drop the flaming wax droplets down the tube , they sing . it would rise in pitch as the oscillating droplets fell as they reduced mass and eventually ceased . - the most amazing sound . especially if you had 3-4 people doing it at the same time . it was the coolest thing i ever heard . the residual sound would take about a full minute to taper off due to the length of the tail . then we would laugh like maniacs and do it again . we did get caught . there was the fire marshall , quite a few rescue and police vehicles and then the neighbors . we refused to respond . they had a helicopter come out . THAT was loud , i remember a lot of debris in the air and the flood light thru the hatch and then of course the whole thing vibrating , scary , i was tripping too . . eventually my two buddys surrendered as Firemen had prepared and begun climbing up to get us . i never left the inside , my pals had climbed out and were laying on top watching all this , they were yelling at the fireman and the firem arshall had a megaphone. they got charged with disobeying a direct order from the fire marshall was ONE charge . i think he said it cost 1600 for everything except the lawer in like 1987. I stayed for another 6 hours after they left - in wait and much later i climbed down , but it was a long terrible scary jones . if i moved the rust and soles of my shoes made a scraping sound that echoed out - it was so loud. so i sat still for 6 hours , while tripping . i wanted a smoke so bad , i was terrified . i think i did have one , i remember the lighter sound echoing and thinking i was busted for sure . finally i figured enough time had passed and i was totally numb i climbed out and looked to see any cops ... none . i started climbing down quickly , terrified as he sun us coming up and i am visible i waited too long ! an ambulance left with its siren blasting it exited from the fire department which is visible on wolf road as i was maybe 1/3rd mile down . i started going down the ladder a few rungs at a time /// very fast down , the ambulance turned on joliet road , went to an old folks home that was east of the tower . i was so relieved i stopped for a rest and then went back at it down ... our ladder was gone so i had to shimmy down a cross support (X) . if not i would have been BUSTED i had also parked 3 blocks away , not next to it like my "buddys" they had spray painted a giant skull on it , facing the main road . i had predicted this bust but i also couldn't stop myself from going back up which , i went about a dozen times . we had one guy get stuck in the tower . he was kind of portly and he couldn't climb the rope. thank goodness the three of us were strong enough to pull him out of there . i was up and down that rope maybe 6 times that day . i had to untie the large knots at the end of the rope and then tie the rope around him like a harness in order to pull him up.. he was panic-ing pretty bad. we had an aluminum ladder from a gravel elevator that was hidden in the golf course . that ladder got you up to the where the towers rungs start . the rope was stolen from some barges on a canal from the gravel elevator( willow springs il) . it was maybe 3-4 inch thick rope - gnarly stuff . we had two ropes which ended up being this swing game that was so much fun . the ropes were tied to a ladder rung outside the top hatch and hung down slightly off set from thre drain tube , which was maybe 4-5 foot diameter. it was ridiculously dangerous.. the ropes with these huge knots like you could sit on hung down two to three feet off the floor . bringing those ropes up i was not there for but i heard it was BAD , with them tied to your waists was very dangerous as the wind was pulling them ... my opal said he didnt think he was gonna make it . the coolest thing was power swinging swinging (assisted) . you would have two people , wind the ropes counterclockwise as much as you could . then start going clock wise, one person would run up high on the sides of the ball , pushing the rope , the other person would sit and fly . you would go pretty high up in a circle inside this echoing dome with candles lit . all ijn all it was very safe though , its not like we were taking lsd every time we went up there , as i think once we didnt have any . these was a few summers where we were thrill seeking , like bought seasons passes to the theme park and used to take a little lsd to enhance it . those trips to the tower , i will never forget how much fun that was but man talk about risky ....
This water tower is my ex roomie and i hated when he would beat me to the restroom in the mornings, this guy would piss for days!!!
Haaaaaa!!! I had a roommate like that.
that's when you cross the streams
I'm that guy... 2:05 is my record I think
SO I LeArNED If YoU ShOOT A cOntAiner ThAT cOnTaInS WaTEr,wAter Will Come OuT
you might have spilled some on your keyboard..........
I learned drones are too cool!
Pretty much.
Very nice! A feather in the cap for drones and drone pilots and also great job in helping the community and the folks who will repair that hole! Thumbs up!
Thank you!
brb I have to pee
Go for me too.
done yet?
@@wtfastra nope
To show you the power of flex tape, I shot this water tower! That's a lot of damage.
Thanks! So I'm modeling a water tower in blender for MSFS 2020 and needed some reference pictures and man this is the best! Great work.
Glad to help!
I'm a new drone operator in my area. Part 107 certified. I would love to learn how you take such great videos. That circle orbit move is difficult for me to pull off
I offer a Skype workshop if you're interested:
www.heronaerialphotography.com/oneonone-workshop
Amazing technology!! Being able to check there is a hole in the tank, when water is leaking. Cool.
I showed this to some kids in school yesterday. They were really amused :)
Very cool. 🤓👍
Loving the rx-8
Me too brother!
nice rx8
I absolutely love your enthusiasm and hospitality toward your community!! What a great guy!
Thanks Mark!
Great quality video from that drone.
The best reference for the size of the bullet hole that I can determine is the horizontal weld seam below the hole which appears to be a two bead cap and the vertical weld seam to the right that appears to be a single bead cap. Typically a two bead cap is about 7/16 inches wide and a single bead cap about 3/8 of an inch. My guess is that the hole is at least 1/2 inch in diameter. So who owns a 50 caliber Barrett in the area? Too big to be a 30-06, a hole from a 30-06 would be less than 3/8 of an inch BTW excellent drone work.
Good info!
I noticed it was a rather large hole myself and thought it might be from a 20 gauge slug or a 12 gauge slug though I'm not sure if the shotgun slug would penetrate the tank at such a distance.
I know this is an couple years old but just came up in my recommendations. It’s always cool finding a local CZcams channel. I live a little further south in TN.
The drone worked great to identify the leak but wouldn't a high powered spotting scope have done the job as well if a drone wasn't available.
Maybe they could use the scope of the guy who shot it?
True unless he was a blind one armed trick shooter who use a scopeless musket.
A video of a guy looking through a scope would be boring, though.
Unless it was filmed by the dirty culprit who shot the water tower through his scope , a video of it happening would be proof of what actually happened and since alcohol was likely involved it may have been entertaining.
Boring
I was waiting to see you attach a stick to your Phantom, and then fly up there with a big honkin' wad of chewing gum on the end... I guess that would result in the biggest water bubble ever made...! Regardless, you made a very nice inspection flight!
+R L I just talked with the water company today. They might let me film INSIDE the tank when they repair it!
From now on, you will be known as KEN SKILL...!!! ;)
You seen vegas vaction to many times.
R L I was kinda hoping he would put a cork on a string and plug it like that
Nice shots. I’m also impressed Mazda went to the effort to brag about their rotary engine and put things in the seats that looks like the rotor from the engine. Lol
RX-8 tho👌🏼
a little bit closer lol thats pritty damn close, good job!
That RX8 is so fucking clean honestly your outgoing personality and skill with a drone, (and good taste in cars) has earned my subscription
Thanks my friend!
I love the RX-8 very much.
Watch more about it here:
czcams.com/video/r7w2_mHScVk/video.html
Nice RX 8
TechTimes2 trashh
michael majewski I believe it's a fine piece of automotive machinery if cared for properly.
Ah I've driven a few of them they are so sluggish and I like rotary just not a fan of the rx8
michael majewski Not gonna lie I like an RX 7 alot more, it just seems a rotary can't survive in a world with modern emissions requirements.
TechTimes2 even without emissions it wont survive. The design was simply flawed. Burns too much oil and seals keep on failing. Even if had no emissions issue people wouldn’t buy them due to engine issues.
I love the car. I own Two Rx-8's
+Dylan Witt Aren't they great? I owned an RX8 when they 1st came out in 2004 and now I have the 2nd generation and the last one that Mazda ever made.
thats awesome.
One of my fav classic drone vids from when you first got me interested in drones 😎
Great to hear!
Hi Ken, really awesome footage and a good example that one does not always need optical zoom. Even as we have a DJI Matrice 100 with 30x optical zoom we use our Phantom 4 quite often for visual inspections.
Could have been a small meteorite.
You're right!
A meteorite however small would not make such a small impact. Once a softball sized meteorite fell through three stories through a woman’s entire house
Kingdood 33 and hit her. She was to only person to actually be hit by a meteor.
a meteorite that small, even if it would not burn up in the atmosphere, would do next to nothing.
Dead Meme obviously the meteorite was bigger but got smaller as it came closer to the woman’s house
I know a couple people who used to repair water tanks, they would scuba down and repair them from the inside. Welding under water is neat.
Very cool!
These guys lowered the water level, then patched from the outside.
Lead in the water now?
ntme9 probably not enough to do much
Those water towers are normally not used to drink out of except for emergency situations. What the water towers are normally used for is when they have to "shut down" the main pumps. It is far more expensive to shut them down, so they use the water towers to keep water flowing through them so they dont cease up....IDK if it is the same for small towns and such but i know that is what they are used for in bigger to medium sized cities.
My understanding is that the elevated water in the tower supplies pressure so the potable water will flow into your house. Id imagine it would be a steel core armor piercing round from a large bore rifle..most of the lead would be stripped off of the penetrator..or could have been a metorite 🤔
If you knew what was in tap water you probably wouldn't drink it.
i know exactly what is in tap water, and I drink it....The truth is, before any of that stuff can effect my health i would already have died of natural causes...
Nice rotary
+YaBoi2Savage I love the Wankel rotary engine.
Them phantoms are nice. The tanks E-F is pretty cool.
The volcano in Hawaii is causing lots of damage. Why not seal it with flex tape?? LOL
That was awesome footage.
Much appreciated Gil.
As you came around the tower. You highlighted the water , backlit against the sun... ... At that point, I REALLY wanted to go to the toilet 😂
Haaa!!
Pee-pee.
**sees the leek**
me : fix it with flex tape!
interesting. If it was indeed shot, that had to be an AP round as others have noted but...the angle is...odd. The hole appears to be as if shot nearly perpendicular to the tower...in other words, right 'in line' with it, parallel to the ground.
.50BMG, "hold my beer and watch this"
Not many water towers in Australia, so when we were over in the USA recently I saw a water tower and thought of your video. I tried to remember the name of the town written on it to check if it was the one in this video. Then I saw another one, and another one.... As it turns out, we went nearby your town but I gave up noticing towers by then. Great video BTW. You're an entertaining bloke. Keep it up. Cheers.
Thanks mate!
I bet seeing so many water towers in the US was strange for you. Just like seeing magpies attacking people's heads would be for me! Haaa!
Yep, coming up to the time of the year where the maggies start gettin' shirty right now. I had one take a swipe at my dog and myself today. I love them though. They're only doing their job as overprotective parents. Thanks for taking the time to reply. cheers.
That is an awfully large hole, my guess would be a 50 BMG.
Michael Stracner :::: Thank You. Especially if they could see it from the road.
No
Seems like less of a help in fixing it, and more of an excuse to take some nice shots with your phantom, lol
Your RX-8 is nice please remember to premix two-cycle engine oil into your gasoline. It will help your engine last much longer. It starts well now which is great but if you mix this and you will get many more miles than someone who doesn't. You simply Buy two-cycle engine oil with the little squeeze bottle top measuring cup and you just pour some I think I was doing to measuring cups full per1 fill up and my engine lasted for many many years and 160000 MI. Hope this helps ....I enjoy your videos
Thanks for the tip!
That's great advice for the series 1 versions. Mine is a 2011, which has an extra oil injector. Mazda upgraded the series 2 versions for the very reason you spoke about.
It's really important to keep the rotors lubed-up. Thanks bud
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They must have used a steel core bullet or something like that. No ordinary target practice or personal defense ammo would penetrate that much steel. In the worst case you might get a little dimple.
bubba99009 Depends on the rifle. A .338 lapua or .338 win mag with a FMJ would sail right through that, So would a 7mm mag or even something like a 300 win mag. i could also see a 30-30 or 308 doing it if the guy was close enough.
30-06 FMJ would do it as well.
30/30 nah won't go threw an ac compressor at 20 feet lmao whoops 308.. lol 223 should..
And the angle of the hole suggest to have been done almost horizontaly.
Daniel, that doesn't mean much. Bullets rise and fall in an arc. Unless there's some perch close by at the same height, the shot most likely originated from the ground.
You're a good man, Ken.
I like how no one noticed he has suicide doors. That's badass
Suicide doors? What do you mean?
@@rob864guy The doors on his car which open forward. It's a slang term for doors hinged at the back instead of the front as they were perceived to be unsafe. They were once on allot of horse drawn carriages and some cars around the 1930s.
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Why should they be unsafe?
Flex tape put it to the test
Rolling hard and under control that stuff is garbage
At the core of it all, I feel the real intent of the author was to say, "I have a drone, an RX8, and editing software"
Well, clearly you have a device from which to post a comment.
lead in the water?
Party at Kens then :D
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Chuck Myers hey? What pics?
If the tower is that full, it seems unlikely that the puncture was made from inside however there appears to be a hatch or porthole on the topside, accessible by just climbing up. At peak water use the water level drops considerably. At times, I suspect, the water level drops low enough to repel down into the tower and with night vision or a simple flashlight, shoot a bullet straight and directly through the water tower.
The exit hole would be visible if shot from inside. You can tell it was shot by a rifle from the outside. You could line the hole up and find where the bullet was fired from. I'm thinking someone pulled over on the expressway at night. Might have even found a shell casing near the grassline on the shoulder of the road, probably close to where those guys parked.
That's very interesting, I'm surprised they don't have some kind of utility access road that would have put you right next to it? What was the final verdict? The round would be at the bottom of the riser in the silt. IF it was a bullet... it's in there for sure.
Oh, and then they could do an evaluation of the round and find out who the shooter was? :)
The round was shattered most likely. They patched it from the outside.
...A little lead never hurt anyone right? lol
Btw... You're a really good guy Ken. I hope one day they won't blink an eye when you need your back scratched. 😃👍
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If it was a bullet hole then the bullet would still be inside even of it did shatter.
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One deterrent - I once saw a cabin built covering a water tower... (with front door, windows and curtains) to make it look like someone lived there. The park ranger said, aside from saving them money on repairs, it was the only thing that stopped random people from shooting their water tower..
Wow, really?!
That's odd, but a great idea.
I mean it IS called Huntingdon
I don’t think that was a bullet hole. The water at the exit point is streaming straight out. A bullet fired from the ground would make the water stream out at a downward angle. Furthermore, I think it would be hard to puncture plate steel with a regular bullet. Yes, the shooter could have used AP, but the angle is still off.
There is so much pressure forcing through that tiny hole it will spray out the side like that. I think you're visualizing the hole as a tunnel when it's actually just relatively thin metal.
Ink Addict Agree. It will shoot out regardless of the angle of entry on a wall as thin as it is under that amount of pressure. Yeah
Ink Addict there wouldn’t be much pressure at all near the top of the tank. Water towers are not pressurized: the water gets its pressure by being elevated. The top of the tank would have the least water weight and the least pressure. He zooms in close enough to see the hole. It’s perpendicular to the steel and not angled in any way. I’ll call the town and ask them.
Jeffrey Lonigro you must have no life.
Benjamin Franklin you are correct. Surgeon screwed up a routine operation and I’m off my feet and bored to tears. Most people can walk the day of hip replacement surgery. Surgeon cracked my femur and then physical therapist recracked the bone. I’ll be going on 12 weeks before I can even try to walk.