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guess we should start regulating rocks that weigh more than 250g too then ...
by nqzero 11y ago
guess we should start regulating rocks that weigh more than 250g too then ...
- tomswartz07 11y agoOnly if you're flying rocks at over 328 feet in the air.
- afarrell 11y agoI'm pretty sure that regularly throwing half-pound rocks high in the air is already regulated.
- jnbiche 11y agoPerhaps in some urban areas, but I seriously doubt there are federal regulations about throwing rock projectiles into the air with no intent to hit or harm a person.
- bdamm 11y agoFAA says that pilots may drop objects from airplanes, but puts the onus on the pilot to ensure "no hazard is created". And, once the object touches the ground, it becomes subject to local laws. So dropping a rock onto someone's property could be quite a few violations depending on the outcome and the property.
- jnbiche 11y agoThe question was concerning throwing rocks "up into the air", not throwing projectiles from an airplane. If it involves airplanes, you can rest assured that the FAA will regulate it, so no surprise there.
- Someone1234 11y agoTechnically we already do, but indirectly. In order to get a 250g rock up high enough to reach it's terminal velocity before hitting the earth again, you'd need some kind of launcher (e.g. catapult, trebuchet, Slingshot, etc) which are regulated. For example, New York made Slingshot a Class-4 misdemeanor.
- delecti 11y agoI don't imagine there are terribly many rocks getting 100m in the air except by human action.