December 21, 2006

Well, I'm certain it must be a bunch of roving disgruntled University of Alabama fans.

Auburn police looking for water balloon vandals

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn police are looking for vandals who have damaged a number of cars in Auburn. The weapon — water balloons.

Police say nine people reported their cars were damaged earlier this week by water balloons that were apparently tossed from passing cars.

Police Captain Tom Stofer says the balloons have caused more than four thousand dollars in damage. He says the balloons have cracked or shattered windshields and dented car hoods. [...]

Now that's either some REALLY big balloons, or someone's gotten into the heavy water.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at December 21, 2006 09:26 AM
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University of Alabama = nuclear physicists = tritium ... ergo heavy water.

Obviously.

Posted by: Marc V at December 21, 2006 10:47 AM

It all starts coming together...

Might also explain the old joke about Bear Bryant walking on water.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 21, 2006 11:21 AM

Can anyone vouch for Mike Shula's whereabouts?

Posted by: skillzy at December 21, 2006 12:08 PM

Who?

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 21, 2006 12:21 PM

Interestingly, water ballons can carry their full mass for quite a long period upon impact, before bursting. I saw some GIs lined up outside the Commanders office one afternoon, years ago, in very big trouble. Seems they tossed a water balloon out of one moving vehicle onto the windshield of an approaching, moving vehicle, for a laugh.

Turns out broken windshield glass on a flightline access road isn't really very funny.

Posted by: Nate at December 21, 2006 03:40 PM

I guess I'm just used to the crappy water balloons of childhood that wound up bursting all over me before I even had a chance to throw them.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 21, 2006 03:49 PM