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To: BlueStateRightist

WW2...”The concept for the BEANO hand grenade was that a spherical grenade the size and weight of a common baseball would be effective in the hands of American troops. The designers believed that by emulating a baseball, any American young man should be able to properly throw the grenade with both accuracy and distance.”

I wonder if they are developing a new grenade that is kicked instead of thrown?


55 posted on 05/21/2015 6:58:03 AM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: eartrumpet
WW2...”The concept for the BEANO hand grenade was that a spherical grenade the size and weight of a common baseball would be effective in the hands of American troops. The designers believed that by emulating a baseball, any American young man should be able to properly throw the grenade with both accuracy and distance.”

I wonder if they are developing a new grenade that is kicked instead of thrown?


Judging by is 1st pitch performance, president 0 could throw a grenade about 20 feet.

66 posted on 05/21/2015 7:13:17 AM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
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I’ve thrown my share of grenades. NONE of them is theown like a baseball.


72 posted on 05/21/2015 7:32:58 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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