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Submitted by Arcee on 11.03.10 You all remember the story of William Tell, don't you? You know, the famed Swiss marksman who performed the apple-shot trick off of his son’s head with a crossbow and bolt. Yeah, you may have heard it was performed with a bow and arrow, but in the original tale, it was done with a crossbow and a bolt. I ask if anyone remembers that story because it relates to what I am about to show you in this video below.
What we have here is a couple of idiots, because that is the only way I can truly describe them, readying themselves to repeat that amazing act of marksmanship. Except they will not be using a bow and arrow, or even a crossbow and bolt. In these modern times of ours, the preferred weapon of choice is a rifle. A sniper's rifle, to be more precise. These guys just aren't about to use just any sniper rifle — no, they will be using what is perhaps one of the most devastating weapons one can use on another human being: a .50 caliber sniper rifle. And they will try to shoot a watermelon off someone's head. What the fuck?! You get an e-mail from a total stranger regarding your road trip, you take him at his word he can perform the apple shot with a .50 cal from 200 yards out on a watermelon, and then you film the whole thing?! Oh, hell no! This is not what any normal-minded person would do. I can just imagine how that thought came through his mind.
"Hmm, this whacko from Mississippi says he can shoot a watermelon off my head with a sniper rifle. Oh hell yeah, I would be stupid not to do it. And I should get my buddies to record it just for the hell of it and post it on YouTube when we do it." Look, I am about as big a risk-taker as anyone else. I've gone bungee jumping, I've gone skydiving, I've played Russian roulette (in a drunken stupor), and I've raced my cars down these LA streets for money (before I got hired by the LAPD, mind you) — but letting some nut take a shot at my head with a high-powered gun isn't exactly what I think of first when I think of ways to fill that adrenaline meter of mine.
Watch this clip and judge for yourselves if this is just pure blind trust by a couple of idiots or the ultimate adrenaline high they can think of. Also, keep an eye on Hunter, the shooter in this video. Why the fuck is he fully decked out in a ghillie suit? We already know the fool is there and where he is shooting from. Does the ghillie suit give him that extra edge of confidence he needs to make the shot or what? Because I am totally confused as to why he is fully decked out ...
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