I was under the impression that cannon balls do not kill by exploding, but
rather by force of impact alone. I overheard a mother telling her child
this, too, at our museum yesterday. I think there is not anything "live" in
them ... that they are just solid metal balls of various sizes and weights.
Lynne

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