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• Sept. 3, 2008: Apples are harvested in Bennington, Vt. The owner of 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.
• Sept. 3, 2008: The control panel for the hail cannon in Bennington, Vt. The owner of 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.
• Sept. 3, 2008: Orchard manager Lee Herring points to hail damage on an apple in Bennington, Vt. The owner of 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.
• Sept. 3, 2008: A hail cannon is seen in Bennington, Vt. The owner of 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.
• Sept. 3, 2008: Orchard manager Lee Herring stands in the control room of a hail cannon in Bennington, Vt. 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.
• Sept. 3, 2008: Orchard manager Lee Herring points to a hail cannon in Bennington, Vt. 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.

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