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Firing Barrels Into the Sky Looks Like Ten Barrels of Fun

By Jesus Diaz Published April 21, 2012, 3:30 pm ET

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANoKOmGOong

I don’t know why these people are doing this, but what the hell, after watching this video I want to do it too. Or maybe I shouldn’t try, since you can probably die doing it. [Thanks Karl!]

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Firing Barrels Into the Sky Looks Like Ten Barrels of Fun

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