Wow, that Gay sure does know how to blow. 

Goddammn camera man, show us a close up of the fuckin half buried anvil. 

I didn't believe the title. I had to look.
http://www.2camels.com/national-anvil-shooting-contest.php 

world champion

Really? World champion you say? Well blow me down. *hurr durr* 

Read first comment, laughed a little, then saw the vid.... That was impressive 

I wonder if they've ever accidentally launched an anvil on an angle.

The cameraman seemed pretty close for having a 100lb anvil 100ft in above him. 

i love how casually they all walked away once it was lit. clearly i'm the only one who would be freaked out about it landing on my head. 

That's a man who is making the most of his time here on Earth. I salute him. 

Now we need high-speed/slow-motion footage of it.

1080p @ 1000fps plzzzz... 

retired writer for looney toons, right? 

That was way more impressive than I thought it was going to be. The fact that it landed so accurately almost out-shined the actual launching. 

That was great!!!1 

Citizen Snips said:

I wonder if they've ever accidentally launched an anvil on an angle.

The cameraman seemed pretty close for having a 100lb anvil 100ft in above him.

If you can't watch an anvil blow balls into the sky and than slowly watch it descend to a point at which it might land...AND you think you might be in danger because you cannot avoid said angle of decent...you should probably avoid events that include large objects falling from the fucking sky...asshole. 

It's amazing the things people will do with their lives to compensate for an embarassing name. 

I would've parked my truck a little further away... 

When we do pyro for films and TV or any event, the bomb squad has to be there as a independent observer. Is there any "official-bomb-type-person" to make sure things are within guildlines? 

That pales in comparison to...

THIS!!! 

airdrummer said:

If you can't watch an anvil blow balls into the sky and than slowly watch it descend to a point at which it might land...AND you think you might be in danger because you cannot avoid said angle of decent...you should probably avoid events that include large objects falling from the fucking sky...asshole.

Do you need a nap? 

Wanna hear this guy wax more on the differences between men and women. 

I was really surprised with how high it went. 

Gay Wilkinson enjoys blowing anvils more than 100 feet in the air. So much so that he is a world champion at the activity.

 

Santa found a new hobby. 

lol, at the start i thought it was jackass 

I showed this to a friend a couple days ago, he was in disbelief at the "safety" shown. His mind was blown by the straight up and down of it though.

I wish I had video of his eyes getting huge as he saw how much black powder was being used. 

I expected that Wile E. Coyote whistling sound as it was falling back to earth. 

Beestinga said:

Santa found a new hobby.

Yeah. Santa's awesome now. 

bronchialstatue said:

Do you need a nap?

good call. it was late. 

where was the wile coyote in all this? 

im not checking but i assume someone has claimed that a looney toons character is the actual world champion.
this man. is an impostor. 

airdrummer said:

If you can't watch an anvil blow balls into the sky and than slowly watch it descend to a point at which it might land...AND you think you might be in danger because you cannot avoid said angle of decent...you should probably avoid events that include large objects falling from the fucking sky...asshole.

It's an unnecessary risk. They should shoot it at an angle towards an uninhabited area. 

please don't quote me when I'm being an asshole. 

I'd use a model rocket control box with a couple hundred feet of wire to set that thing off. You can't easily abort a lit fuse if an unsafe situation arises. Also, it lets you get out of the blast zone BEFORE any flames get near the black powder. 

It was the landing *thmmp* that made me lol.

And yeh, cameraman fail for no close up shot. 

Salacious Salad said:

It's an unnecessary risk. They should shoot it at an angle towards an uninhabited area.

That sounds even riskier, if the bottom anvil is angled then you run into a few problems: possibility of the top anvil sliding out of position, the bottom anvil moving laterally from the reaction force (since it is no longer directed straight into the ground), and finally you will have even less idea of where it is going to land, slight variations in the blast height would lead to greater variations in the lateral motion.

The way he does it, the only things that affect the lateral movement of the anvil are the surface not being completely level (since he pretty much just throws the plates on the ground and doesn't check them) and also the black powder combusting from one side to the other (not instantaneously). 

man. talk about a stupid argument. 

Woundtootight said:

That pales in comparison to...

THIS!!!

Bwahahaha!!

I love how everyone is a-totin' their super hammers so nonchalant. 

Mudmonkey said:

When we do pyro for films and TV or any event, the bomb squad has to be there as a independent observer. Is there any "official-bomb-type-person" to make sure things are within guildlines?

There was a redneck holding a beer just off camera.

I challenge you to find a more qualified explosives QA man on the planet. 

*sip*
Yep. Now that's a safe anvil bomb if I ever seen one. Go fer it.
*sip* 

You folks have apparently never seen a powder wedge, fill it with black powder. drive it in a log, light the fuse and run like hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngMpN35SX4

I strongly suspect thats what they are using in this video. I actually own one, just haven't worked up the balls to use it yet. 

I'm amused that so many people feel the need to personally explain how this could actually be unsafe. Gee, blowing one anvil sky-high off another with black powder while lighting it personally and running 100 ft away with no bunker or even a berm to protect you. WHY WOULD ANYONE EVER QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THIS?? The plan was flawless! 

zugzub said:

You folks have apparently never seen a powder wedge, fill it with black powder. drive it in a log, light the fuse and run like hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngMpN35SX4

I strongly suspect thats what they are using in this video. I actually own one, just haven't worked up the balls to use it yet.

Thanks for killing 3min of my life. EVERYONE skip to 3min mark of the video. You'll hear less of the stupid dog. 

Your name is Gaylord Focker!?!??!?! hahahahha.... 

Its about as ridiculous as curling in my opinion. Which would you rather watch though?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpP30ADVTfA
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anvil+shooting&search_type=& aq=f 

weak M3n version 

just need to stay greater than a 100ft radius and you'll be safe 

airdrummer said:

please don't quote me when I'm being an asshole.

 

RobDob said:

Thanks for killing 3min of my life. EVERYONE skip to 3min mark of the video. You'll hear less of the stupid dog.

Your welcome!! 

zugzub said:

Your welcome!!

My welcome? 

I'd say anything that involves anvils and explosives will also involve an element of risk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9isw0fKXAE&feature=related 

Once more with feeling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9isw0fKXAE&feature=related