[JoeProBono]

Image of authorities raiding the artist's studio and seizing the artwork. Image courtesy of the artist.

[Joe 6-pack]

Betcha anything he knows this guy. He was the first person I thought of when I read the headline...

https://m.youtube.com/#/user/JoergSprave

[SkyDancer]

And then they came for our coconuts and nobody said anything.

[Doogle]

....trim the canards off and...

[dainbramaged]

The bowling ball mortar featured on Pawn Stars was pretty cool.

[Jyotishi]

Now they’ll probably ban the coconut launcher toys sold for kids.

[DNME]

“... created for an art project in Antarctica ...”

Say what?

[Lurker]

I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts.

L

[ameribbean expat]

Who says Germany doesn’t contribute enough to NATO?

We did the same thing with grapefruits for a whole lot less when I was a kid:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/187321664/the-winger-water-balloon-slingshot

[x]

We’re just lucky Hitler never got his hands on one of those ...

[x]

The artist, Julian Charriere, said the coconut cannon was created for an art project in Antarctica and that he had wanted to test it before shipping.

Seems extreme, but Antarticans have been complaining about all the surplus coconuts down there ...

[lowbridge]

The inventor refused comment to the press

[reed13k]

Oh well suuure you can propel the coconut from a cannon, but to keep it aloft you have to use swallows...

[Organic Panic]

Having lived in Berlin part time for 3 years now I don’t think I have ever seen a coconut in Germany...

How did a coconut get to Berlin...

(Hanging curve ball punchline setup)

[The Public Eye]

Something like that should be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

[tumblindice]

Asked to comment, the Power Rangers Munich chapter saluted this Fatherland triumph: (Give a German something cylindrical and see what happens.)

[xrmusn]

Anyone seen Les Nessman???

[spokeshave]

Always stock up on frozen dough rounds at Whole Foods....also an edible ammunition.

[Daffynition]