The Last Castle – can a water cannon fire a hook and chain?

By Jonathan Hare2011-06-01T15:48:00

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The Last Castle (Robert Redford and James Gandolfini) is about unrest and rioting in a military prison. In one rather dramatic scene the prisoners capture a high-pressure water cannon and use it to blast a grappling hook and chain into the air to capture a low flying helicopter. A prisoner then climbs up the chain and takes over control! It looks fantastic but could it really work?

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