Thursday, February 3, 2011

Jaivana Cannon

Cannons 1800-1900: Jaivana Cannon The Jaivana cannon is the world’s largest cannon on wheels. It is located at Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur, which is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The barrel is 20 feet long and weighs 50 tons. That’s the equivalent of a Right Whale. Reportedly it took four elephants to swivel it around. A water tank was kept beside the cannon so the gunner (the person who was operating the cannon) could jump into it, to prevent the gunner from feeling the shockwave that the cannon blast would cause. Well the gunner for the Jaivana Cannon was said to have died on the spot because he couldn't jump into the water tank in time.
(A right whale)
(Jaivana Cannon)
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2 comments:

  1. KnasserFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    I like how you included a picture of the whale to emphasize how big the cannon was but you need to make the pictures smaller.

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  2. zkhatibFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    What kind of ammunition did it use? I think you should make the pictures smaller...a lot smaller. Other than that, you've don a great job on this project so far.

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