Find out how Kari Byron, Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci set out to see if cheese fired from a cannon will prove to be a useful weapon.
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MythBusters: Cannonball of Cheese
Find out how Kari Byron, Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci set out to see if cheese fired from a cannon will prove to be a useful weapon.
Added: Oct 21, 2009
Views: 8165 Views
Runtime: 01:55
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