In Videos: Phillies Hot Dog Launcher Mockumentary
How did the Phillies become world champs this year? Maybe because their fans stay well-nourished with projectile hot dogs. Hatfield Meats and our favorite chubby green furball mascot, Phillie Phanatic engineered a hot dog launcher and documented (mockumented?) the planning phases, which were sometimes tense given the Phanatic's temper. Like all good ideas, it started with a dream: "I liked to shoot things as a kid," says co-creator Eric Haman. As far as flying objects go, these look tastier than a home run or foul ball. The video, after the jump.
Phillies Hot Dog Launcher Mockumentary
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4 Comments:
Pretty cool...but I know I've "hurled" a dog or two that far before, all without the aid of the canon! :^)
DeaconVolker at 12:23PM on 11/24/08
Of course, being Philadelphia, the whole thing resulted in a bomb scare:
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/102-09252008-1596131.html
Ozymandiasxp at 3:36PM on 11/24/08
I was at a game when the Phanatic used the launcher, and there was just one malfunction (hot dog and wrapper exploded). It was definitely a crowd pleaser. No one believed me that they were shooting actual hot dogs out of it.
jtaki at 4:56PM on 11/24/08
PHILS WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!!!!
getupk8 at 7:00PM on 02/25/09