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Hail canon really makes a noise in orchard town
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-09-23 14:58 
Orchard manager Lee Herring points to a hail cannon in Bennington, Vt., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The owner of the Southern Vermont Orchards , Harold Albinder, believes he has found a novel way to protect his apples from hail damage: sending a cannon blast of sonic waves into the sky that supposedly prevents the icy chunks from forming. But scientists say there's no evidence that so-called hail cannons work, and the sonic boom they create has stirred a debate about noisy farms and the rights of those who live near them. [Agencies]
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