snow balls are dangerous

**FishBoy** · February 6th, 2005

check this out a girl was taken to the police station and given a criminal damage warning for throwing a snowball
Link to the full story

**dave holbon** · February 6th, 2005

I live in London. No snow has fallen here this year as far as I know that would compile into a snowball.

Mad world, mad mad world!

It's a good job I did not defend this case!

**FishBoy** · February 6th, 2005

Originally Posted by dave holbon

I live in London. No snow has fallen here this year as far as I know that would compile into a snowball.

what if you fail to compile and you get errors

_kC_ · February 6th, 2005

uhh what kind of snowball would smash a car window??

i guess shes lucky it didnt hit her freind, as it would of probably killed her

**dave holbon** · February 6th, 2005

FishBoy
Then you have not implemented error checking as applied to snow “balls”.

**Evil Marge** · February 6th, 2005

Originally Posted by _kC_

uhh what kind of snowball would smash a car window??

i guess shes lucky it didnt hit her freind, as it would of probably killed her

I was gonna say that,should have had more sense than to throw it near a road

**Zedric** · February 7th, 2005

Usually you'd compile tarballs, but I suppose snowballs work too.

Originally Posted by FishBoy

what if you fail to compile and you get errors

The risks of that are quite small. Not many bugs in the winter you know.

**LeeJend** · February 7th, 2005

Bogus story.

When we were kids the only way to crack a car window was to put a rock in the center of the snowball. And then it's still near impossible to crack the tempered safety glass used in windshields. Even an ice core snowball wouldn't have a chance at breaking a windshield. (Bloodying a face, yes. Putting out an eye, yes. Windshield, never. We tried...) Yes, it was a tough neighborhood.

**FishBoy** · February 7th, 2005

Originally Posted by Zedric

Usually you'd compile tarballs, but I suppose snowballs work too.

The risks of that are quite small. Not many bugs in the winter you know.

hahahaha true true

Originally Posted by LeeJend

Bogus story.

When we were kids the only way to crack a car window was to put a rock in the center of the snowball. And then it's still near impossible to crack the tempered safety glass used in windshields. Even an ice core snowball wouldn't have a chance at breaking a windshield. (Bloodying a face, yes. Putting out an eye, yes. Windshield, never. We tried...) Yes, it was a tough neighborhood.

well maybe they had an updated rock definition in the snowball

**Xie** · February 7th, 2005

Then it flew on to smash the window of a passing car...

In the story it doesn't mention windshield .. just says window which makes me believe one of the side windows which probably could be broken with an ice/snow ball.

**FishBoy** · February 7th, 2005

Originally Posted by Xie

In the story it doesn't mention windshield .. just says window which makes me believe one of the side windows which probably could be broken with an ice/snow ball.

oh well let's assume it's the windshield if that's what everyone wants

**LeeJend** · February 7th, 2005

Same glass specification on all the windows. We usually aimed for the side windows. Being in front of a pissed off motorist was a bad idea in Philadelphia.

Besides any hit on a side window will be a glancing blow (less force transfered) and wouldn't have the added velocity of the vehicle to increase the impact energy.

Bogus story.

**falconguard** · February 7th, 2005

Originally Posted by LeeJend

Same glass specification on all the windows. We usually aimed for the side windows. Being in front of a pissed off motorist was a bad idea in Philadelphia.

Besides any hit on a side window will be a glancing blow (less force transfered) and wouldn't have the added velocity of the vehicle to increase the impact energy.

Bogus story.

when the hooligans start studying angle of velocity, you know thiw was a tough neighborhood.

**ElementalDragon** · February 7th, 2005

LeeJend, side windows aren't entirely the same thing as the windshield or back window of a car. usually front/rear windows have the 2 layers of glass with the plastic in the middle to hold everything together if it were to shatter. side windows... .usually when they get a nice sized crack.... they fall to pieces.

and about the hit to a side window being a glancing blow..... what do you think would happen if you hit the front window? i mean yah, it might be a lot more force if you were throwing said snowballs at a jeep or hummer window, which are near verticle, but if it were a small sports car, the only way you'd really get a solid impact is by dropping it from above or throwing from above. throwing directly at the front would just make the snowball break slightly and slide right up the car. and why would you mention both the fact that "being in front of a pissed off motorist was a bad idea in Philadelphia" and "any hit on a side window would be a glancing blow"? for a side window hit to be a glancing blow, it would be more of a hit from close to the front than directly in the side.

One person i believe was killed last winter from a somewhat large chunk of ice that was dropped off an overpass about a half hour away from where i live. think it fell, hit right near the top of the windshield, smashed it in, and hit the person in the chest or somethin.... Don't remember exactly.

........ why on earth am i even saying this?

**Evil Marge** · February 7th, 2005

Originally Posted by LeeJend

Bogus story.

When we were kids the only way to crack a car window was to put a rock in the center of the snowball. And then it's still near impossible to crack the tempered safety glass used in windshields. Even an ice core snowball wouldn't have a chance at breaking a windshield. (Bloodying a face, yes. Putting out an eye, yes. Windshield, never. We tried...) Yes, it was a tough neighborhood.

It can happen,was a bus driver nearly blinded here after some moron threw a snowball and smashed the window.He needed 32 stitches

**Mastershakes** · February 7th, 2005

Rocks, LOL

Grade 11, age 16. we lobbed ice balls into the middle of a busy street. glass was broken several times. our trick was to hide our iceballs in a deep freezer in our student union room. our intention was to get them into 'open' side windows. we didn't really care bout breakage.

sadly, we had to stop after some guy decided to chase us with a crowbar. After that we just didn't feel motivated.

**FishBoy** · February 7th, 2005

Originally Posted by Mastershakes

Rocks, LOL

Grade 11, age 16. we lobbed ice balls into the middle of a busy street. glass was broken several times. our trick was to hide our iceballs in a deep freezer in our student union room. our intention was to get them into 'open' side windows. we didn't really care bout breakage.

sadly, we had to stop after some guy decided to chase us with a crowbar. After that we just didn't feel motivated.

awww hahaha get a crowbar next time and chase him back

**ElementalDragon** · February 7th, 2005

i'd take fishboy's advice in that situation. then the guy chasing you will know what a Half-Life crowbar fight feels like in real life.

**FishBoy** · February 7th, 2005

lol

**Mastershakes** · February 7th, 2005

ROFL Nice. No, this guy was nutters. We just danced around like butterflies for a bit, then ran. He left his car running, in the turning lane for a busy intersection. He gave up, and we kept running.

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FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 113	snow balls are dangerous check this out a girl was taken to the police station and given a criminal damage warning for throwing a snowball Link to the full story

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dave holbon OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: May 2002 Location: London England Posts: 1,014 Reputation: 140 Power: 130	Re: snow balls are dangerous I live in London. No snow has fallen here this year as far as I know that would compile into a snowball. Mad world, mad mad world! It's a good job I did not defend this case!

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FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 113	Re: snow balls are dangerous Originally Posted by dave holbon I live in London. No snow has fallen here this year as far as I know that would compile into a snowball. what if you fail to compile and you get errors

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_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 514 Reputation: 270 Power: 106	Re: snow balls are dangerous uhh what kind of snowball would smash a car window?? i guess shes lucky it didnt hit her freind, as it would of probably killed her

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dave holbon OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: May 2002 Location: London England Posts: 1,014 Reputation: 140 Power: 130	Re: snow balls are dangerous FishBoy Then you have not implemented error checking as applied to snow “balls”.

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Evil Marge I Rule Joined: July 2002 Location: Teesside, the land of smog Posts: 6,545 Reputation: 2337 Power: 206	Re: snow balls are dangerous Originally Posted by _kC_ uhh what kind of snowball would smash a car window?? i guess shes lucky it didnt hit her freind, as it would of probably killed her I was gonna say that,should have had more sense than to throw it near a road . Google+

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Zedric NTFS Guru Joined: January 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,006 Reputation: 890 Power: 171	Re: snow balls are dangerous Usually you'd compile tarballs, but I suppose snowballs work too. Originally Posted by FishBoy what if you fail to compile and you get errors The risks of that are quite small. Not many bugs in the winter you know. Did I help you? Please use the reputation system. Click the icon on the left! Proud host of the OSNN.net folding sigs. Want one? Check the folding thread! http://zedric.no-ip.com/

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,255 Reputation: 3386 Power: 196	Re: snow balls are dangerous Bogus story. When we were kids the only way to crack a car window was to put a rock in the center of the snowball. And then it's still near impossible to crack the tempered safety glass used in windshields. Even an ice core snowball wouldn't have a chance at breaking a windshield. (Bloodying a face, yes. Putting out an eye, yes. Windshield, never. We tried...) Yes, it was a tough neighborhood. Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

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FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 113	Re: snow balls are dangerous Originally Posted by Zedric Usually you'd compile tarballs, but I suppose snowballs work too. The risks of that are quite small. Not many bugs in the winter you know. hahahaha true true Originally Posted by LeeJend Bogus story. When we were kids the only way to crack a car window was to put a rock in the center of the snowball. And then it's still near impossible to crack the tempered safety glass used in windshields. Even an ice core snowball wouldn't have a chance at breaking a windshield. (Bloodying a face, yes. Putting out an eye, yes. Windshield, never. We tried...) Yes, it was a tough neighborhood. well maybe they had an updated rock definition in the snowball

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Re: snow balls are dangerous Then it flew on to smash the window of a passing car... In the story it doesn't mention windshield .. just says window which makes me believe one of the side windows which probably could be broken with an ice/snow ball. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 113	Re: snow balls are dangerous Originally Posted by Xie In the story it doesn't mention windshield .. just says window which makes me believe one of the side windows which probably could be broken with an ice/snow ball. oh well let's assume it's the windshield if that's what everyone wants

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LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,255 Reputation: 3386 Power: 196	Re: snow balls are dangerous Same glass specification on all the windows. We usually aimed for the side windows. Being in front of a pissed off motorist was a bad idea in Philadelphia. Besides any hit on a side window will be a glancing blow (less force transfered) and wouldn't have the added velocity of the vehicle to increase the impact energy. Bogus story. Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

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falconguard Carbon based lifeform Joined: February 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 3,406 Reputation: 2305 Power: 155	Re: snow balls are dangerous Originally Posted by LeeJend Same glass specification on all the windows. We usually aimed for the side windows. Being in front of a pissed off motorist was a bad idea in Philadelphia. Besides any hit on a side window will be a glancing blow (less force transfered) and wouldn't have the added velocity of the vehicle to increase the impact energy. Bogus story. when the hooligans start studying angle of velocity, you know thiw was a tough neighborhood.

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 157	Re: snow balls are dangerous LeeJend, side windows aren't entirely the same thing as the windshield or back window of a car. usually front/rear windows have the 2 layers of glass with the plastic in the middle to hold everything together if it were to shatter. side windows... .usually when they get a nice sized crack.... they fall to pieces. and about the hit to a side window being a glancing blow..... what do you think would happen if you hit the front window? i mean yah, it might be a lot more force if you were throwing said snowballs at a jeep or hummer window, which are near verticle, but if it were a small sports car, the only way you'd really get a solid impact is by dropping it from above or throwing from above. throwing directly at the front would just make the snowball break slightly and slide right up the car. and why would you mention both the fact that "being in front of a pissed off motorist was a bad idea in Philadelphia" and "any hit on a side window would be a glancing blow"? for a side window hit to be a glancing blow, it would be more of a hit from close to the front than directly in the side. One person i believe was killed last winter from a somewhat large chunk of ice that was dropped off an overpass about a half hour away from where i live. think it fell, hit right near the top of the windshield, smashed it in, and hit the person in the chest or somethin.... Don't remember exactly. ........ why on earth am i even saying this? Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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Evil Marge I Rule Joined: July 2002 Location: Teesside, the land of smog Posts: 6,545 Reputation: 2337 Power: 206	Re: snow balls are dangerous Originally Posted by LeeJend Bogus story. When we were kids the only way to crack a car window was to put a rock in the center of the snowball. And then it's still near impossible to crack the tempered safety glass used in windshields. Even an ice core snowball wouldn't have a chance at breaking a windshield. (Bloodying a face, yes. Putting out an eye, yes. Windshield, never. We tried...) Yes, it was a tough neighborhood. It can happen,was a bus driver nearly blinded here after some moron threw a snowball and smashed the window.He needed 32 stitches . Google+

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Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 120	Re: snow balls are dangerous Rocks, LOL Grade 11, age 16. we lobbed ice balls into the middle of a busy street. glass was broken several times. our trick was to hide our iceballs in a deep freezer in our student union room. our intention was to get them into 'open' side windows. we didn't really care bout breakage. sadly, we had to stop after some guy decided to chase us with a crowbar. After that we just didn't feel motivated.

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FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 113	Re: snow balls are dangerous Originally Posted by Mastershakes Rocks, LOL Grade 11, age 16. we lobbed ice balls into the middle of a busy street. glass was broken several times. our trick was to hide our iceballs in a deep freezer in our student union room. our intention was to get them into 'open' side windows. we didn't really care bout breakage. sadly, we had to stop after some guy decided to chase us with a crowbar. After that we just didn't feel motivated. awww hahaha get a crowbar next time and chase him back

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 157	Re: snow balls are dangerous i'd take fishboy's advice in that situation. then the guy chasing you will know what a Half-Life crowbar fight feels like in real life. Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 113	Re: snow balls are dangerous lol

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Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 120	Re: snow balls are dangerous ROFL Nice. No, this guy was nutters. We just danced around like butterflies for a bit, then ran. He left his car running, in the turning lane for a busy intersection. He gave up, and we kept running.