CSI: My Backyard

[Peter Williams]

Do you have a shooting range near by? Even as far as a mile away? Or are you near an empty lot that may be used for target practice? Looks like it could be a bullet hole of some sort.

Or it could be a meteor!

Nope, nope, and nope.

[littleindiangirl]

Very odd....

It looks like someone punched through it (by the shape and stress of the plastic on the outside), but that can't explain the tear in the pine bale.

[anendeloflorien]

Weird, I would check inside the bale of bedding also but other than that I have no freakin idea lol!

[Spaniard]

You don't have any knights working on their jousting skill in the area do you?

Pretty weird stuff...

[Freakie_frog]

If I had to guess I'd say broom handle or something of the like. The fact that the bail was torn and not just punctured may be from the object falling as it hit the bail. I'd be looking at kids for this playing throwing a paint handle or something and it goes through they go in and get it. Other wise the object is still there.

[coldthumb]

In pic two and three i see a possible culprit.(The ladder.)

If i were you i would check and see if the feet of the ladder match up to the damage...It almost looks like someone was trying to straddle the ladder between the two buildings or something and ended up jamming the bottom into the greenhouse.

[Inknsteel]

Not trying to discredit others' opinions, but that hole looks a little too big to be made by a paintball. Also, a paintball, even a frozen one, wouldn't explain the clean cuts to the plastic on the inside of the greenhouse. If it were a paintball as suggested, I would expect more of the same stretching and ripping of the plastic as we see on the outside.

As far as the ladder theory goes, it appears the puncture travels at an upward angle. Therefore, if you had the ladder leaned against the roof of the shed, the angle would be downward. I don't think that there would even be enough room to tilt the ladder upside down and create an upward puncture like this seems to be.

[Jyson]

Have you ask your neighbors, see if they have heard anything or seen anyone? (That is of course if your greenhouse is visable to them.)

[snakecharmer3638]

(Professor Plum) in the (Green House) with the (Led Pipe).

[kjhowland]

Have you ever seen anyone in the area practicing with an arrow or crossbow? I'm thinking that perhaps an arrow or bolt from an untuned bow was looped over the shed. If its untuned it may wobble which would explain the larger tear. The bolt or arrow then deflected off something and then entered the bale. It's possible, maybe not plausible, but who knows.