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JohnR
08-26-2014, 08:05 PM
So I am driving down the highway (95 in Cranston) at slightly elevated speeds and I see some debris coughed up under the wheels of the car 10 car lengths ahead of me. Looks like a stick.

Well, the "stick" was in fact a twirling hammer that hit the grill surround and flipped the claw 1/3 inch into my (Aluminum) hood, 4 feet in front of me and 2 in front of my windshield. It then bounced over me and hit the Volvo behind me. Called it in as I would hate to see that go through someone's windshield and KILL them.

Guys - please lock your #*&$&^# hammers up

spence
08-26-2014, 09:45 PM
Didn't that happen to some guy with a piece a rebar kicked up some years ago?
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Guppy
08-27-2014, 05:51 AM
You got hammered :biglaugh:

nightfighter
08-27-2014, 06:05 AM
Did you see one of my tape measures???? Got like eight. Am always looking for one.....

Jackbass
08-27-2014, 06:59 AM
Glad you didn't take it on the chin literally.

Are you sure there wasn't a Highland games near by? Could have been a world record.
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Raven
08-27-2014, 08:21 AM
glad it didn't hit your windshield
and then hit you....

hammers are balanced so they'll spin
quite easily "end over end"



i ran over a diesel hand-pump that goes into a 55 gal drum
and it dented both rims making the tires go flat suddenly
on 146.... that was scary

JohnR
08-27-2014, 09:44 AM
Hahaha - no tape measure

Raven - it was spinning perfectly, like something out of the movies, in 3d rapidly coming towards me. Zero time to react

MikeD
08-27-2014, 10:19 AM
Yikes! This happened with a hatchet a few months ago up here. Scary stuff.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/07/30/hatchet-hurtles-off-truck-into-car-windshield-topsfield/nwXbtFRHh6HhvnRzT5tnDP/story.html

JohnR
08-27-2014, 10:58 AM
Yikes! This happened with a hatchet a few months ago up here. Scary stuff.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/07/30/hatchet-hurtles-off-truck-into-car-windshield-topsfield/nwXbtFRHh6HhvnRzT5tnDP/story.html

wow

justplugit
08-27-2014, 08:31 PM
Ouch John, sorry for the damage but glad your ok.