Sure, the text /says/ that nobody was hurt, but they don't show us the ensuing footage.

I was hoping for a 'dude you ok?', but this is still great.

The title, description, and submitted username combined make this a 5 star video before play was ever pressed.

And thus the American insurgency ended before it started.

I voted this up because I've seen people do this before and it worked almost exactly like this. These people, though, were a little further away from the house.

Most people wouldn't have to build and (attempt to) operate a homemade cannon in order to know that doing so is not a good idea. These guys just ahead of the curve.

I'm glad they chose to share the educational lesson. I'm glad they're still around to share the educational lesson.

Oh, c'mon. That's not a cannon! It's a mortar, at best.

The fact that they KEPT TRYING is what makes it so special.

3/4 lbs.!!! :D

runs like a girl at 0:22

"Why am I the dumbass doing this?"

Listen, no, hush, listen. When you ask that question out loud, that's your brain telling you that you should not be doing the thing you're doing.

I'm confused. 3/4 pounds of gunpowder? Where? Not in that soda bottle. In that pipe?! And they tried to light it by dropping a soda bottle in there with a little fuse on the end of it?!

Jesus christ.

Where did these idiots even GET almost a pound of gunpowder?

Good thing he was wearing his camo pants; he could've gotten hurt.

Is this the kind of people that apply for jobs at demolition crews?

I backed away from the screen while I was watching this.

Someone's been reading old TXT files again...