cannonball

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The images centered on the 1797 warship USS Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides because, while it sank a British vessel during the War of 1812, its thick, oak hull survived a barrage of cannonballs.

From Seattle Times

For some more explosive action, check out the “cannonball sized,” air-powered pumpkin cannon and see if you can hit the target.

From Washington Post

Or been at the apex of a cannonball into the pool, only to realize their phone was still in their back pocket?

From Seattle Times

Circus bosses said the performer was one of only six "daredevil human cannonballs" in the world to attempt "such a dangerous feat".

From BBC

She is known for proofs for higher-dimensional equivalents of the stacking of equal-size spheres — a variation of a conjecture by Johannes Kepler involving the best way to stack cannonballs.

From New York Times